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A  COMPLETE  MANUAL 


OF    THE 


^rief  §ijstBin  dF  Jhortfiand 


Arranged  for  Self-Instruction  and  for  Schools. 


Geo.  E.  Dougherty,  Author. 


TOPEKA.   KANSAS. 

1895. 


Copyrighted  189^,  by  Geo.  E.  Dough ertv, 
Author  and  Publisher. 


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PREFACE. 


None  but  those  who  have  had  experience  in  this  line 

can  appreciate  the  amount  of  work  and  care  required  to 

prepare  a  Shorthand  text  book.     The  author  himself  did 

not  realize  what  a  task  it  was  when  he  commenced  it.     A 

considerable   portion   of    the   time   during   the   past  eight 

months  he  has  devoted  to  the  preparation  of  this  volume. 

Even  after  the  matter  had  been  definitelv  arranged,  the 
CO  -  & 

^  work  of  preparing  the  copy  for  the  engravers  and  printers, 

and  of  the  revising  necessary  in  order  to  insure  accuracy, 

K  was   so  great  that  in  some  cases  several   days  time  was 

0^  spent  upon  a  single  page.     All  of  the  Shorthand  plates 

■^  have  been  read  and  re-read  carefully  a  number  of  times, 

but  in  spite  of  the  great  pains  taken  to  avoid  errors,  it  will 

5?  not  be  surprising  if  some  have  still  been  overlooked. 

■*         It  was  expected  that  this  book  would  be  ready  for  deliv- 

^    ery  by  March  ist,  and  to  the  many  whose  advance  orders 

we  have  had  since  that  time,  and  before,  we  desire  to  offer 

an  apology.     We  have  regretted  the  delay  more  than  any 

P   one  else  could,  but  under  all  the  circumstances  it  has  been 

p    unavoidable. 

It  was  first  intended  to  issue  the  first  half  of  the  book 
earlier,  as  Part  One,  the  complete  volume  to  be  issued  as 
soon  thereafter  as  possible.  We  believe  that  all  will 
approve  of  our  final  decision  to  issue  only  one  book,  and 
make  that  cover  the  whole  ground,  although  smaller  in  size 


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4  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF   SHORTHAND. 

than  originally  planned.  Supplemental  Shorthand  reading 
exercises,  which  we  had  intended  to  include  in  the  book, 
will  be  published  in  our  monthly  journal,  Shorthand  for 
Everybody,  which  will  be  found  of  great  value  to  every 
student,  and  none  the  less  so  to  advanced  writers,  of  the 
Brief  System. 

Most  of  the  sentences  and  longer  selections  contained  in 
the  Shorthand  pages  of  this  book  have  been  borrowed  from 
various  sources,  being  selected  with  reference  to  the  Short- 
hand outlines  they  afford.  In  many  cases  it  is  not  practi- 
cable to  give  definite  credit,  and  in  this  general  way  we 
desire  to  acknowledge  our  indebtedness  for  such  selections. 

Topeka,  July  ist,  1895. 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  author,  when  a  schoolboy  of  twelve,  first  became 
interested  in  Shorthand,  and  at  that  time  amused  himself 
and  boy  friends  by  preparing  a  system,  using  a  character 
for  each  of  the  ordinary  alphabetic  characters,  and  spell- 
ing according  to  the  ordinary  orthography.  In  after  years 
he  came  in  contact  with  various  systems  of  "the  winged 
art,"  making  more  or  less  a  study  of  them.  It  was  not, 
however,  until  after  the  preparatory  training  of  twelve 
years  experience  in  journalism  that  he  set  out  with  the 
definite  object  of  becoming  a  practical  stenographer. 
Taking  up  the  Graham  system,  he  at  the  same  time  made  a 
general  study  of  Shorthand,  adopted  Benn  Pitman  modi- 
fications, later  changed  to  the  Pernin,  seeing  very  readily 
the  wonderful  advantages  presented  in  its  simplicity  and 
its  connective  vowel  feature.  In  learning  Pernin,  however _ 
he  made  many  modifications  of  his  own,  in  the  direction  of 
simplicity  and  brevity,  so  that  the  system  as  he  wrote  it  in 
actual  work  was  not  the  Pernin  as  its  author  writes  it. 

One  morning,  between  regular  dictations,  he  jolted  down 
an  alphabet — without  any  special  pains  or  previous  thought, 
except  in  regard  to  the  letter  S,  with  which  he  headed  the 
list ;  it  was  done,  too,  without  really  a  thought  of  starting 
a  new  system,  until  the  surprising  results  of  experiments 
with  the  alphabet  thus  obtained  revealed  its  possibilities. 
Only  four  changes  have  ever  been  juade  from  this  original 
alphabet,  and  the  most  exhaustive  and  careful  experiment- 
ing has  only  the  more  fully  proven  its  merit. 

In  1891  the  author  dropped  the  Pernin  entirely  and  has 
used  his  own  system  exclusively  ever  since.  Early  in  1892 
he  had  his  production  copyrighted  under  its  present  name. 


6  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Later  in  the  year  he  issued  what  was  intended  as  the 
manual  of  the  system  ;  but  he  was  not  satisfied  with  its 
arrangement,  and  only  a  fe*^  copies  were  sold.  In  1893  the 
Chart,  containing  all  the  principles  of  the  system,  was 
issued.  The  author  did  some  teaching  by  individual  in- 
struction, but  aside  from  this  did  scarcely  anything  to 
introduce  the  system  until  the  beginning  of  1894,  when,  in 
order  to  accommodate  the  number  who  desired  to  take  up 
the  study  of  this  system — having  learned  of  it  from  those 
who  had  studied  it — he  started  an  evening  class.  By  May 
1st  of  that  year  the  venture  had  so  developed  that  he  was 
obliged  to  resign  his  stenographic  position  and  start  a  day 
school.  Since  that  time  he  has  devoted  his  entire  attention 
to  the  school  and  the  introduction  of  his  system.  His  suc- 
cess has  indeed  been  gratifying,  and  the  merits  of  the  sys- 
tem abundantly  proven  in  the  work  of  his  pupils. 

This  text  book  is  the  outgrowth  of  the  Author's  exper- 
ience in  teaching  the  system.  Continually  on  the  lookout 
for  new  ideas,  it  is  not  surprising  that  he  has  arranged  this 
book  upon  an  entirely  different  plan  from  that  first  de- 
signed. And  it  is  confidently  believed  that  the  student  of 
the  volume  will  readily  appreciate  its  admirable  arrange- 
ment for  the  attainment  of  the  best  results  in  the  most 
satisfactory  manner. 

There  are  systems  and  systems  of  Shorthand  ;  there  are 
also  "standard"  systems,  standard  for  the  same  reason  that 
locomotion  by  horse  power  is  "standard" — because  they 
have  been  used  for  years  and  years.  But  as  steam  and 
electricity  are  superseding  horse  power,  so  surely  must 
improved  methods  of  Shorthand  supersede  these  "standard," 
but  behind-the-times,  systems.  Of  late  years  a  number  of 
systems  intended  to  meet  the  popular  demand  have  been 
invented.  Most  of  them  have  excellent  features,  but 
nearly  all  retain  the  most  objectionable  feature  of  the  old 
systems— the  use  of  certain  positions,  above,  on  or  below 
the  line,  to  indicate  certain  sounds.  We  are  not  foolish 
enough  to  follow  the  example  of  some  old-system  authors 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  7 

and  advocates,  and  claim  that  Shorthand  is  now  perfected, 
in  our  System.  But  we  do  claim  that  the  Brief  System 
possesses  at  least  a  number  of  features  essential  to  the  pro- 
duction of  the  ideal  system. 

The  ideal  system  must  be  based  on  the  use  of  a  distinct, 
single  stroke,  connectible  character  for  each  and  every 
sound,  vowel  as  well  as  consonant  ;  so  that  outlines  may 
be  written  absolutely  without  reference  to  position,  as  in 
longhand.  Several  systems — the  most  notable  of  which 
in  this  country  is  the  Pernin — are  so  constructed.  But  the 
alphabetic  characters  in  these  systems  are  such  as  to  make 
awkward  joinings.  The  alphabet  of  the  Brief  System  is  so 
arranged  that  the  characters  combine  much  more  smoothly, 
are  more  easily  written,  and  afford  a  great  saving  in  the 
number  of  angles  and  strokes,  so  that  the  outlines  are  much 
briefer,  while  they  possess  a  degree  of  legibility  equal  to 
that  of  any  other  system. 

Then,  too,  the  ideal  system  must  approach  as  nearly  as 
possible  in  simplicity  to  that  of  longhand.  The  fact  that 
eight  pages  of  this  text  book  are  sufficient  to  present  all 
the  principles,  wordsigns,  etc.,  so  fully  explained  as  to 
answer  almost  every  question  which  might  arise  in  the 
mind  of  any  student,  will  suffice  to  show  that  the  Brief 
System  possesses  this  requirement  in  a  remarkable  degree. 
Moreover,  we  believe  that  principles  (i)  to  (ii),  or  even  (i) 
to  (9),  with  a  part  of  (10),  would  be  ample  to  give  a  per- 
fectly practicable  degree  of  speed  in  writing,  although  the 
length  of  outlines  would  be  greater,  of  course,  than  by  the 
use  of  all  the  principles. 

Each  of  the  ordinary  longhand  characters  requires  from 
three  to  seven  strokes.  If  each  letter  could  be  written 
with  one  stroke,  the  outlines  would  be  probably  five  times 
as  brief,  even  with  the  ordinary  orthography.  Omitting  all 
the  silent  letters,  the  outlines  would  be  still  further  reduced 
in  length.  Now,  the  Brief  System  of  Shorthand  has  a  dis- 
tinct, connectible  and  one-stroke  character  for  each  and 
every  essential  sound,  vowel  as  well  as  consonant.     Thus, 


8  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

the  Brief  alphabet  alone — affording  equally  as  great  a 
degree  of  simplicity  as  that  of  longhand— gives  five  times 
as  brief  outlines  as  longhand.  The  succeeding  principles 
of  the  system  are  to  secure  still  greater  brevity  of  outline. 

If  it  be  asked  why  so  many  principles  are  used, 
when  we  believe  them  to  be  unnecessary,  we  say: 
The  idea  that  the  efficiency  of  a  Shorthand  system  is  in 
proportion  to  the  brevity  of  its  outlines,  had  such  a 
hold  upon  the  minds  of  the  psople  generally,  including  the 
profession,  that  we  were  obliged  to  produce  brief  outlines, 
first  of  all,  in  order  to  even  gain  attention  ;  the  over- 
coming of  prejudices  and  erroneous  ideas  to  be  done 
afterwards,  by  degrees.  The  fact  is,  however,  that  what  is 
requisite  for  easy,  rapid  writing  is  not  nearly  so  much  the 
shortening  of  the  written  outlines,  as  it  is  the  reducing  to 
a  minimum  the  mental  effort  required  in  writing— the 
transferring  of  the  work,  as  far  as  possible,  from  the  brain 
to  the  hand— and  this  can  be  done  only  by  simplifying  the 
system. 

Our  experience  in  teaching  has  demonstrated  that  the 
best  way  to  learn  Shorthand  is  to  first  familiarize  one's  self 
with  the  characters  by  reading  them  in  words.  Accord- 
ingly we  have  so  arranged  the  Shorthand  reading  exercises 
as  to  introduce  the  alphabetic  characters  and  succeeding 
principles  of  the  system  gradually  and  easily.  The  complete 
key  to  the  Shorthand  matter,  in  the  last  part  of  the  book,  will 
enable  the  pupil  to  prove  his  work,  making  sure  that  he  is 
right,  so  far  as  the  exercises  contained  in  the  book  are  con- 
cerned. With  the  chapter  of  "Suggestions  to  Students,"  the 
eight  pages  of  principles,  so  fully  explained,  the  fifty-seven 
pages  of  Shorthand  reading  exercises  and  the  key  to  the 
same,  we  are  confident  that  the  pupil,  either  with  or 
without  instruction,  will  find  this  book  admirably  adapted 
to  his  needs. 


SUGGESTIONS  TO  STUDENTS. 


(i)  All  the  principles,  as  presented  on  pages  17  to  24, 
are  numbered,  and  the  explanatory  notes  lettered,  in  paren- 
theses, and  reference  to  them  is  thus  made  in  other  parts  of 
the  book. 

(2)  First  read  carefully  the  Introduction  and  Princi- 
ples (i),  (2)  and  (3),  with  the  explanatory  notes  thereon, 
found  on  pages  17  to  ig,  inclusive.  Then  turn  to  the  Short- 
hand Exercises  on  page  25  and  read  same,  referring  to  the 
alphabetic  characters  as  may  be  necessary.  For  the  sake 
of  proving  your  work,  you  may  refer  to  the  Key  on  page 
82.  Read  the  first  two  pages  of  Shorthand  several  times 
before  going  to  the  next  one,  and  so  on  with  the  following 
pages. 

(3)  Refer  frequently  to  the  principles,  so  as  to  make 
sure  that  you  fully  understand  everything  as  you  proceed. 

(4)  Be  careful  not  to  memorize  outlines  as  arbitrary 
outlines  for  words;  but,  in  reading,  notice  the  characters 
which  compose  a  word,  thus  learning  to  readily  recognize 
the  alphabetic  characters,  and  as  readily  think  of  the 
sounds  represented  by  them.  In  most  systems  the  outlines 
are  required  to  be  memorized.  With  the  Brief  System  the 
student  is  merely  drilled  in  representing  the  sounds  by  cer- 
tain signs,  and  in  combining  these  signs  in  the  formation  of 
words;  this  is  the  chief  reason  for  the  simplicity  of  this 
system. 

(5)  At  first  confine  your  writing  practice  to  the  sepa- 
rate alphabetic  characters.  Write  one  character  carefully 
many  times,  endeavoring  to  make  the  strokes  uniform  in 
size  and  shape.  Then  take  another  letter  in  the  same  way. 
Do  all  the  practice  of  this  kind  possible.     The  more   read- 


10  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

ily  you  can  write  letters  alone,  the   more   readily   you   will 
write  them  in  words. 

(6)  When  you  have  familiarized  yourself  with  the 
Shorthand  characters  and  their  use  in  words,  by  reading  and 
re-reading  the  Shorthand  exercises  to  and  including  page 
48  until  you  can  read  them  as  readily  as  longhand,  take 
pages  37  to  48,  one  at  a  time,  copying  the  Shorthand  sev- 
eral times,  carefully.  Next,  turn  to  the  key  of  the  same 
and  write  without  referring  to  the  Shorthand  matter.  After 
writing  the  exercises  of  each  page  in  this  way,  compare 
carefully  with  the  engraved  outlines  of  the  same,  makmg 
the  necessary  corrections  in  your  notes.  Write  these  pages 
a  number  of  times  from  the  key,  comparing  each  time. 
Then  read  and  write  pages  49  to  54,  inclusive,  in  the  same 
manner  as  before;  after  which  take  pages  55  to  62  inclusive 
in  the  same  way.  Next,  take  pages  63  to  65  inclusive;  do 
not  leave  these  until  you  can  read  and  write  the  words  con- 
tained therein  with  readiness  and  accuracy.  The  story  on 
pages  67  to  69  inclusive  contains  examples  of  every  princi- 
ple in  the  system,  as  well  as  all  the  wordsigns,  and  this 
should  be  taken  as  before  directed,  and  written  at  least  one 
hundred  times.  The  business  letters  and  other  matter  con- 
tained in  the  succeeding  pages  should  be  handled  in  the 
same  manner. 

(7)  The  beginner,  as  a  rule,  more  readily  distinguishes 
the  alphabetic  characters  if  written  large;  hence  in  the 
eight  pages  of  principles  and  the  first  twenty-four  pages  of 
Shorthand  exercises,  the  characters  are  larger  than  they 
should  ordinarily  be  written, 

(8)  Characters  should  not  be  written  larger  than  shown 
in  the  Shorthand  exercises  on  pages  49  to  81.  Small  out- 
lines, closely  written,  afford  much  greater  speed  than 
large,  scattered  notes. 

(9)  Use  a  pencil  in  learning,  rather  than  a  pen.  The 
best  pencils  we  have  found  are  the  Rockwell  &  Rupel, 
(Chicago),  No.  2,  and  the  "Stenographer  SM,"  made  by 
Dixon  Crucible  Co.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  which  may  be  pro- 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  u 

cured  from  most  dealers.  The  former  is  hexagonal  in 
shape,  while  the  latter  is  round.  Persons  who  are  inclined 
to  write  heavy  lines  will  find  No.  i  of  the  first  named  pen- 
cil, and  the  "M"  grade  of  the  "Stenographer,"  better 
adapted  to  their  use.  These  pencils  are  made  of  tougher 
lead  than  ordinary  pencils,  and  are  much  better  adapted  to 
Shorthand  work. 

(10)  Do  not  sharpen  a  pencil  to  a  point.  Cut  off  the 
wood,  leaving  the  lead  intact.  A  little  practice  will  enable 
you  to  make  just  as  fine  lines  as  with  a  point,  by  turning  the 
pencil  around  occasionally,  to  get  a  new  edge.  The  ad- 
vantages of  this  plan  are  several:  The  pencil  will  last 
several  times  as  long;  no  bother  of  point  breaking  off; 
makes  shading  easier;  requires  much  less  frequent  sharp- 
enmg;  no  soiling  of  fingers  in  sharpening. 

(11)  Ease  of  writing  depends  much  upon  the  writing 
materials — the  kind  of  paper  as  well  as  pencil.  Paper  with 
a  somewhat  rough  surface  is  better  for  pencil. 

(12)  Use  ruled  paper  in  beginning  to  write.  Make  all 
half  length  strokes  the  same  height,  and  all  full  length 
characters  the  same  height,  above  the  line  you  are  writing 
on.  This  will  help  you  make  the  strokes  the  right  propor- 
tionate size  and  shape.  Lines  are  no  more  necessary  to 
write  on,  however,  in  the  Brief  System  than  in  longhand. 

(13)  Note  the  diagram  on  page  17,  showing  the  pro- 
portionate sizes  and  shapes  of  characters.  We  have  prac- 
tice paper  for  learners,  specially  ruled  in  squares,  as  indi- 
cated by  dotted  lines  in  that  diagram.  This  special  paper 
is  of  great  advantage  in  learning  to  write  the  characters 
correctly.  The  paper  is  put  up  in  fifteen  and  twenty-five 
cent  books,  which  arc  sent  postpaid  at  these  prices. 

(14)  If  you  are  in  the  habit  of  pressing  heavily  on  the 
pencil  in  writing,  break  yourself  of  the  habit.  You  can 
write  much  more  easily  by  holding  the  pencil  lightly. 

(15)  In  writing,  do  not  try  to  remember  how  you  wrote 
a  word  before.  Learn  instead  to  readily  recognize  the 
sounds  of  words,  and  as  readily  think  of  the  characters  for 


12  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

those   sounds.      The   more   readily    you   can  do   this,   the 
greater  will  be  your  speed  in  writing. 

(i6)  Do  not  raise  the  pencil  in  the  middle  of  words, 
and  do  not  hesitate  between  strokes  that  are  joined,  but 
write  them  with  a  continuous  motion  of  the  pencil.  Care- 
fully avoid  these  habits.  In  learning,  if  compelled  to  hesi- 
tate in  the  middle  of  a  word,  keep  the  pencil  on  the  paper 
until  the  complete  outline  is  formed. 

(17)  While  learning,  either  Shorthand  or  typewriting, 
do  not  entertain  a  thought  of  speed.  Lose  sight  of  every- 
thing but  accuracy.  Do  not  be  influenced  by  what  others 
may  say  to  you  about  speed.  Many  a  person,  because  of 
his  anxiety  to  "get  speed,"  forms  habits  of  carelessness  in 
writing  which  greatly  handicap  him  in  his  future  work. 
Too  much  emphasis  cannot  be  placed  upon  the  importance 
of  observing  accuracy  while  learning  to  write.  Never  mind 
speed — it  will  surely  come  if  you  do  enough  of  careful, 
accurate  practice;  and  the  speed  obtained  in  this  way  will 
not  be  at  the  expense  of  legibility,  as  is  so  often  the  case 
otherwise.  Remember,  speed  in  writing,  without  ability  to 
read  what  you  write,  is  worth  nothing. 

(18)  Make  it  a  strict  rule  to  read  everything  you  write, 
every  time  you  write  it.  This  will  give  you  a  necessary  fa- 
miliarity with  your  notes,  and  will  enable  you  to  note  incor- 
rect outlines,  and  thereafter  avoid  them.  Rewrite  incorrect 
outlines  until  thoroughly  learned. 

(19)  As  stated  in  principle  (15),  on  page  23,  there  is 
great  advantage  in  judicious  phrasing  or  combining  of 
words  in  writing.  In  the  Brief  System,  phrasing  is,  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  arbitrary  but  self-suggestive  phrases, 
merely  the  joining  of  words,  without  changing  their  form, 
just  as  if  words  were  combined  in  longhand.  Therefore  it 
is  not  necessary  to  memorize  phrase  signs  as  in  systems 
using  vowel  position.  But  a  word  of  caution  is  necessary. 
Most  students,  when  beginning  to  phrase,  go  to  such  ex- 
tremes that  they  have  difficulty  in  reading  their  notes. 
First,  avoid  awkward  joinings;  phrase  only  where  outlines 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  i3 

combine  smoothly.  Second,  avoid  phrases  which  run  too 
far  above  or  below  the  line;  the  farther  from  the  line,  the 
more  time  required  to  get  back  to  it  for  the  next  word. 
Third,  avoid  joining  words  which  are  not  grouped  together 
naturally  in  speaking.  Thus,  do  not  write  "tell  me-to  go," 
but  "tell-me  to-go."  Some  can  not  phrase  safely  to  the  ex- 
tent that  others  can.  Proceed  cautiously;  commence  with 
a  few  of  the  common  words;  increase  your  list  of  phrases 
gradually,  according  to  your  ability  to  read  them.  Avoid 
all  phrases  which  do  not  prove  easy  for  you  to  write  and 
read.  The  phrases  on  page  66  are  not  arbitrary,  but  merely 
suggestive.  All  of  them  may  be  used  with  advantage,  pro- 
vided you  can  learn  to  use  them  without  hesitation.  Nothing 
is  gained  by  phrasing  when  outlines  can  not  be  made  with- 
out hesitation  between  words. 

(20)  Some  persons  may  go  farther  in  the  way  of  con- 
tracting outlines  than  others,  because  of  their  greater  famil- 
iarity with  phonetic  spelling,  and  their  more  extended 
knowledge  of  language.  Do  not  adopt  any  outlines  which 
make  your  notes  more  difficult  for  you  to  read.  Legibility 
is  the  first  consideration  ;  and  it  is  possible  to  make  the 
writing,  with  the  Brief  System,  every  bit  as  legible  as  long- 
hand. 

(21)  In  learning  on  the  typewriter,  make  it  a  rule  not 
to  erase.  Do  not  get  in  the  habit  of  depending  upon  cor- 
recting your  mistakes.  Get  in  the  habit  of  not  making 
mistakes.  If  you  will  adhere  to  the  rule  to  entirely  rewrite 
a  page  upon  which  you  have  made  an  error,  it  will  help 
you  wonderfully  to  form  the  habit  of  accuracy. 

(22)  It  is  necessary  to  have  a  good  knowledge  of  lan- 
guage and  of  business  terms  and  methods  generally,  in 
order  to  become  a  thoroughly  competent  stenographer. 
Read  general  literature,  magazines  of  the  day,  etc.  Keep 
a  note  book  always  with  you  ;  in  it  make  a  memorandum  of 
every  word  you  find,  with  the  spelling  or  meaning  of  which 
you  are  not  familiar  ;  and  at  your  first  opportunity  study 
it  up  in  dictionary  or  cyclopedia.     If  entering  upon   the 


14  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

duties  of  your  first  position  as  stenographer,  make  every 
effort  to  familiarize  yourself  with  the  vocabulary  used  by 
your  employer.  Going  through  old  letter  copy  books,  in 
the  way  above  suggested,  will  enable  you  to  quickly  make 
yourself  much  more  useful  to  your  employer. 

(23)  One  must  be  a  good  speller  in  order  to  become  a 
really  proficient  stenographer.  If  you  are  deficient  in 
spelling,  make  that  branch  a  special  study.  One  of  the 
best  helps  obtainable  is  the  Teachers  Edition  of  Stickney's 
"Word  by  Word,"  published  by  Ginn  &  Co.,  Chicago.  This 
book  is  admirably  adapted  to  the  use  of  those  desiring  to 
combine  a  study  of  spelling  with  that  of  Shorthand.  Con- 
siderable reading  matter  is  given,  to  illustrate  the  meaning 
of  words  in  the  accompanying  spelling  lessons  ;  and  the 
lists  of  words,  as  well  as  choice  selections  from  the  best 
authors,  afford  excellent  Shorthand  practice,  the  classifica- 
tion making  them  all  the  more  suitable  for  such  purpose. 
We  have  used  the  book  in  our  Shorthand  classes  ;  and  our 
experience  warrants  us  in  thus  recommending  it. 

(24)  A  knowledge  of  punctuation,  composition  and 
grammatical  construction  is  an  essential  to  the  best  work 
as  a  stenographer.  Treatises  upon  these  subjects  may  be 
found  in  ordinary  school  books,  and  it  is  not  deemed  neces- 
sary or  advisable  to  attempt  to  treat  them  in  this  work. 

(25)  Read  as  many  Shorthand  journals  as  you  can, 
giving  preference,  of  course,  to  that  which  represents  the 
system  you  write.  Shorthand  for  Everybody  is  the  journal 
of  the  Brief  System,  and  its  aim  is  "to  encourage  a  more 
general  use  of  Shorthand  by  introducing  up-to-date 
methods."  It  publishes  much  that  will  be  helpful  to  all 
students  and  writers  of  the  system. 

(26)  Train  yourself  to  remember  what  you  hear  ;  this 
can  be  done  by  practice  ;  in  listening  to  a  speaker,  repeat 
after  him,  mentally,  all  he  says,  beginning  with  a  few  words 
at  a  time,  and  gradually  increasing  the  number.  The 
ability  to  remember  twenty-five  to  thirty  words,  after  they 
have  been  spoken,  will  wonderfully  increase  your  speed  in 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  i5 

reporting,  by  giving  you  such  confidence  that  you  will  not 
easily  become  flustrated,  and  by  enabling  you  to  catch  up 
with  a  speaker  during  pauses,  when  he  gets  ahead  of  you. 

(27)  After  the  student  has  mastered  the  principles  of 
the  system,  and  the  exercises  contained  in  this  book,  he 
will  find  a  book  of  business  letters  and  forms  a  great  help 
in  further  practice.  By  far  the  best  dictation  book  we  have 
found  is  "Brown's  Business  Correspondence  and  Manual 
of  Dictation,"  published  by  the  Excelsior  Publishing  House, 
New  York.  It  contains  a  very  large  selection  of  business 
letters  and  legal  forms  of  all  kinds,  literary  selections, 
chapters  on  punctuation,  proper  forms  in  letter  writing, 
abbreviations,  an  extensive  spelling  list,  hints  to  students 
in  Shorthand  and  Typewriting,  and  much  else  of  value, 
making  in  all  a  volume  of  350  pages. 

(28)  Write  all  notes  for  reference  in  Shorthand.  Once 
form  the  habit  of  doing  this,  and  it  will  enable  you  to  save 
much  that  you  would  otherwise  lose,  and  you  can  make 
memoranda  in  so  much  less  space,  and  so  much  more 
quickly.  Besides,  it  will  give  you  confidence  in  writing, 
and  familiarity  with  your  notes.  You  will  be  surprised,  too, 
to  see  how  much  use  you  can  make  of  Shorthand  in  this 
way. 

(29)  There  is  great  advantage  in  several  studying  to- 
gether. Different  persons  have  their  special  difficulty  at 
different  points,  and  therefore  they  can  help  one  another. 
Then,  too,  such  study  incites  interest  and  emulation. 

(30)  There  is  great  advantage  in  reading  others'  notes. 
It  gives  one  even  greater  familiarity  with  Shorthand  writ- 
ing to  read  the  notes  of  various  other  writers  than  to  con- 
fine his  reading  to  his  own  writing,  and  he  will  read  his  own 
notes  better  for  such  practice.  Besides,  it  may  be  worth 
something  to  him  sometime  to  be  able  to  read  readily  the 
writing  of  others.  Exchange  books  frequently  with  fel- 
low students,  and  read  much  from  their  notes.  Also  cor- 
respond with  persons  as  far  along  with  the  study  as  you 
are.    If  possible,  read  actual  work  of  writers  of  the  system. 


i6  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

(31)  Learn  to  turn  the  leaves  of  your  note  book  with- 
out loss  of  time  in  writing.  This  can  be  done  by  holding 
the  leaf  with  the  thumb  and  fore  finger  of  the  left  hand, 
moving  it  up  gradually  as  you  write,  and  turning  instantly 
when  the  bottom  of  the  page  is  reached. 

(32)  In  writing,  make  all  angles  distinct.  Where  it  is 
necessary  to  make  angles,  it  is  easier  to  make  them  as 
sharp  as  possible,  and  they  will  also  be  more  legible  when 
so  written.  There  is  a  tendency  on  the  part  of  students  to 
round  off  all  corners,  and  in  this  way  outlines  are  often 
made  quite  different  in  shape  from  what  they  should  be, 
thus  tending  to  illegibility. 

(33)  Writing  on  narrow  pages,  or  in  narrow  columns, 
will  help  to  make  small,  closely  written  outlines;  and  as  the 
hand  will  remain  more  nearly  in  the  same  position  than  in 
writing  across  a  wide  page,  the  writing  will  be  done  more 
easily. 

(34)  After  practicing  on  the  exercises  contained  in  this 
book  until  you  can  write  them  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred 
words  per  minute,  you  may  take  up  outside  matter.  Select 
an  article  or  letter;  write  it  in  Shorthand  carefully;  read  it 
over,  noticing  mistakes;  write  it  again  carefully  a  few  times; 
then  have  some  one  read  it  to  you  a  number  of  times,  a 
little  faster  each  time,  until  you  can  write  it  at  the  rate  of 
one  hundred  words  a  minute.  Then  take  another  selection 
in  the  same  way.  When  you  can  average  one  hundred 
words  a  minute  on  new  matter,  try  reporting  speeches.  In 
doing  this,  be  sure  to  take/«//5^«/^«<:^5 — not  merely  parts 
of  sentences,  a  jumbled  mass  of  words  making  no  sense. 
Let  all  you  write  be  in  such  shape  that  it  can  be  easily 
read.  By  persistently  following  this  plan,  keeping  ever  in 
mind  the  importance  of  thoroughness  and  accuracy,  you 
will  succeed. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


THE      PRINCIPLES. 


(I)    THE  ALPHABET. 

a"*  as  in  Ate,  Aid,  Eight,  Say,  JT  as  in  Jew,  G«nius,  Waje, 

Bey.  ly  "J  Suggest. 

Vi   as  in  At,  Had,  Am.  pi*   as  in  Choose,  Which. 

I     'a  as  in  Erie,  Eat,  Eel,   Peed,    y^JT  as  in  King,  Cat,  Chasm, 
I      C  Receive,  Yet,  Yacht.  '      i  P'Ck,  Plaque. 

_.    A  as  in  Edit,  Men,  Any.  J  T     as  in  Law,  Well. 

/  T  as  in  Ida,  Bite,   Fight,   lAt,    \.     M    as  in   Mow,   Him,  Pro- 
'     i  Try,  Sleight.  ^  *  *  gramme.  Hammer. 

^  Y  as  in  It,  Dim,  Merry.                    >/ IV   *^  '"  ^°>  Know,   When, 
/      1  A'  Pneumonia,  Gnat. 

Ort  as  in  Old,  Own,  Owe,  Beau,  \Nfi  ^^  '"    Song,   Wrong, 

U-         Oh,  Hoe,  Mow,  Though.  Y'    **  Angry,  Language. 

y  as  in  Hot,  Dog,  F-'oHy.  Vx  P   3.&in  Pit,  Prop,  Asp. 

^MT  "S  in   Awl,   AH,   Anght^         /li    as  in  Row,  Roar,  Her. 
aw         Ought,  Raw.  /  *v 

^11    as  in  Use,  Cuhe,  Ewe,  YOU,        /-    C    as  in  So,  Cease,  Rice,   IS, 
(y    U  Mew.  *-  "^       Zeal,  Asthma,  Psyche. 

\ll   as  in  Up,  Mud,  Other.  «.    QVl   '*^^  '"   Shadow,  Pshaw, 

U  J    Oil       Ash,  Leisure,  Azure. 

In   as  in  But,  Hub.  y^  T  "s  in  Tell,  Phthisic,  Let, 

O  /I  Quartette. 

T\   as  in  Do,  Woul4.  *  V  as  in  Very,  Have. 

^t;  as  in  For,  Pife,  Philosophy,  fll/  as  in  Win,  Why. 

r  Tariff,  Rough.  — 

/P    as  in  Good,  Big,  Intrignc.  \t\t\  -^^  '"  Ooze,  Food,  Book, 

U  (Wl  Do,  Rude,  Assume. 

II  as  in  Hat,  Whole.  z'       V   as  in  Ax,  Extra. 

The  following  shows  their  proportionate  size  and  shape  : 


i8  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

(a)  With  the  exception  of  the  dots  and  circles,  there 
are  two  sizes  of  alphabetic  characters,  called  "half  length" 
and  "full  length"  characters,  the  latter  being  twice  as 
high  as  the  former.  All  half  lengths  are  the  same  height, 
and  all  full  lengths  are  the  same  height,  though  the  actual 
length  of  sorpe  strokes  is  greater  than  that  of  others  of 
the  same  height,  on  account  of  their  greater  slant  or  curve. 

(b)  Short  "a"  is  as  small  a  circle  as  can  be  plainly 
written;  short  "o"  is  the  same  size  as  the  half  length 
strokes;  and  long  "  o  "  is  enough  larger  to  be  readily  dis- 
tinguished. 

(c)  The  circles  and  long  "u"  are  written  down  towards 
the  right,  commencing  at  the  top. 

(d)  Long  "a"  dot  is  written  with  the  same  movement 
of  the  pencil  as  in  writing  a  circle. 

(e)  Long  "a"  dot  is  always  joined  to  other  characters, 
except  in  the  words  "a"  and  "hay;"  "H"  dot  is  never 
joined 

(f )  H  may  generally  be  omitted. 

(g)  Long  "  u,"  where  combined  with  other  letters,  is 
written  in  the  most  convenient  position. 

( h)  T,  R,  K  and  N  are  the  only  alphabetic  characters 
written  upwards. 

(i)  Up  strokes  slant  more  than  down  strokes  ot  simi- 
lar shape. 

( j)  S  and  Sh  are  small  half  circles;  S  may  be  written 
as  a  hook,  in  any  position  to  avoid  angles,  but  when  ju^ 
as  convenient  is  written  open  to  the  right  (C)-  Sh  is 
written  down  and  open  to  the  left  (  3). 

(k)  Long  "e"  is  often  used  for  short  "i,"  when  more 
convenient. 

(I)  Long  "e"  is  used  for  the  sound  of  Y  in  "yet,** 
"yacht,"  etc. 

(m)  S  is  used  for  soft  sound  of  C,  and  K  for  the  hard 
sound. 

(n)  Kw  is  used  for  sound  of  "  qu." 


BRIE-F    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  i' 

(o)  Long  "e"  may  be  indicated,  where  more  conven- 
ient, by  beginning  the  following  stroke  back  from  the 
end  of  the  stroke  which  precedes  "e."-  Called  "Retrace 
e."     Thus  :^/\.  teem. 

(p)  Long  "i""  maybe  indicated,  where  more  conven- 
ient, by  beginning  the  following  stroke  deyond  the  end  of 
the  stroke  which  precedes  "i,"  and  writing  so  that  it 
touches  the  end  of  the  preceding  sign.  Called  "Retrace 
I."    Thusj^„x\    time. 

(q)  Diphthongs:  o-oo  {  q-  )  for  ow,  as  in  cow,  house, 
Aw-T  (  /^  )  or  aw-e  (  C]  )— as  more  convenient — for  oi, 
as  in  oil,  boy. 

2)  COHBININQ. 

Alphabetic  characters  are  combined  in  the  simplest 
possible  manner  to  form  words,  being  written  and  joined 
in  their  regular  order,  and  in  the  most  convenient  way, 
only  actual  sounds  being  written.  The  same  sounds  are 
always  written  in  the  same  way,  regardless  of  ordinary 
spelling.  Ihus,  the  sounds  of  "o"  in  old,  "oa"  in  oar,  "oo" 
in  door,  "eau"  in  beau,  "oe"  in  foe,  and  "ough"  in  though, 
are  all  exactly  the  same,  and  are  all  written  long  "o"  in 
•Shorthand. 

(r)  For  the  sake  of  convenience  and  neatness  result- 
ing from  uniformity  of  outline,  let  the  first  stroke  of  a 
word  or  phrase,  as  a  rule,  resi  on  the  line. 

(s)  As  far  as  possible  write  all  strokes  so  that  the  mo- 
tion of  the  pencil  will  be  continually  towards  the  right. 

(3)/ PUNCTUATION  MARKS. 

Period Xor/  .  Interrogation  point: /or  as  in  long- 
hand. Dash /)r  underscore,  wave  line:/— ^r  Semicolon, 
as  in  longhand,  or  may  be  indicated/by  leaving  extra 
space  between  words.  Other  marks  as  in  longhand. 
End  of  paragra/f)h/iia;y'^ /Indicated  by  an  additional 
/o«^  period :X/ or// or// ;  proper  name  by  two  dots 
(  „  )  under  wytd.^       ^ 


o  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

(4)  VOWELS  OMITTED. 

Short  e,  i,  u,  and  similar  sounds  are  usually  omitted 
in  the  middle  of  words. 

(5)  DOUBLING. 

Doubling  the  length  of  a  stroke  adds  T  or  D  to  the 
letter  lengthened. 

(6)  TREBLING. 

Trebling  the  length  of  a  letter  adds  L. 

(t)  Except  in  a  few  familiar  words,  the  half  length 
strokes— W  excepted — are  not  lengthened. 

(u)  A  double  length  down  stroke  at  the  beginning  of 
a  word  should  rest  on  the  line,  same  as  a  single  length; 
treble  length  down  strokes  should  begin  at  same  height 
as  double  lengths,  and  run  through  the  line. 

(7)  SHADING. 

Shading  a  character  adds  R,  in  which  case  the  R  al- 
■way^  follows  all  the  other  letters  contained  in  the  shaded 
stroke. 

(V)  Any  character,  except  a  dot,  may  be  shaded;  but 
the  stroke  R  should  be  used  where  more  convenient. 

(8)  NUMERALS. 

Ordinary  figures  are  used  for  numerals,  except  for  the 
.word  "one"  where  it  occurs  alone.  First,  second,  twenti- 
eth, etc.,  are  indicated  by  writing  a  horizontal  line  under 
the  figure:  i  2,  22. 

(9)  ABBREVIATIONS.      . 

Use  ordinary  abbreviations,  such  as:  Mr.,\  :  R.  R.,/; 


use  ordmary  aboreviations,  su 
Mo.,  \  ;  amtvs.  ;  abt.,  |  ;  Sept., 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


(lO)  WORDSIGNS. 

A  wordsign  is  analphabetic  character, or combitiation 
of  alphabetic  characters,  not  a  complete  word,  which  is 
used  arbitrarily  for  a  certain  word.  Many  of  the  follow- 
ing list  are  so  self-suggestive  that  they  need  scarcely  be 
regarded  as  wordsigns. 

Any,  ^ 
As,  o 

At,  o 


aaX  cS'-x—    ••) 


12  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

(II)  VOWEL  COMBINATIONS. 

^  en,  as  in  Men.    Written  down. 

^  m,  as  in  Win.    Written  down. 

/^  jm,  as  in  Dim.    Written  down. 

"^  ^m,  as  in  Them.    Written  down. 

\  un,  as  in  Dun.    Written  down. 

\  on,  as  in  John.    Written  down. 

^  an,  as  in  Man.    Written  up. 
/^  om,  as  in  Bomb.    Written  up. 
/^  um,  as  in  Dumb.    Written  up. 
I     Tm,  as  in  Time.    Written  up. 

(la)  FINAL  VOWEL  COMBINATIONS. 

At  the  ends  of  words  •  (a)  may  be  used  for  the  sound 
of  am,  as  in  claim;  o(a)  for  an,  as  in  pain;  i  (e)  for  eh,  as 
in  clean;  /fT)  forTn,  as  in  fine;0(^)  ^^^  ^n,  as  in  loan; 
O  (aw)  for  awn,  as  in  dawn;  ^  (u)  for  un,  as  in  June; 
—  (oo)  for  pom,  as  in  assume;  andQ-  (o-oo)  for  oun,  as 
fn  down . 

(13)  "INO"  POSITION. 

"Ing"  may  be  indicated  by  beginfltng  \.\\t  sign  which 
follows  "ing"  directly  under  and  close  to  the  end  of  the 
sign  which  precedes  "  ing."     Doing  what:   ^''^  O 

(w)  When  more  convenient,  a  dot  may  be  written  in 
the  "ing"  position.  At  the  end  of  a  sentence  write  punc- 
tuation mark  in  position. 

(14)  "CAN"  POSITION. 

The  syllable  "can"  may  be  mdicated  by  writing  the 
sign  which  follows  "can  '  through  the  sign  whiehprecedes 
"can."     I  can  do:  yh^  Mercantile: 

(x)  When  more  convenient,  a  short  stroke  may  be 
used  instead  of  the  preceding  or  following  sign.  At  the 
end  of  a  sentence  the  punctuation  mark  may  be  Xvrit- 
ten  in  the  "can"  position.    Candy:  ^<^  We  can.  "Tf 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  23 

(15)  PHRASING. 

Judicious  combining  of  words  in  writing  is  advanta- 
geous, as  the  raising  of  the  pencil  from  the  paper  between 
two  words  is  practically  the  same  as  waiting  one  stroke 
on  paper. 

(y)  As  a  rule  only  such  words  as  are  grouped  together 
naturally  in  speaking  should  be  combined  in  writing. 

(2)  Owing  to  the  completeness  of  outlines  in  the  Brief 
System  of  Shorthand,  letters,  syllables  and  even  words 
may  often  be  omitted,  the  sense  of  the  sentence  supply- 
ing the  omission. 

(A)  The  repetition  of  a  word  to  form  a  familiar  phrase, 
such  as  "from  time  to  time."  may  be  indicated  by  writing 
the  word  which  follows  the  phrase,  or  a  dot,  if  more  con- 
venient, above  and  close  to  the  end  oi  the  word  which  is 
repeated. 

(B)  In  phrases  long  "i"  may  be  used  for  the  word  my, 
short  "a"  for  have;  "aw"  for  how;  "Tm"  for  "time"  or  "I 
am;"  "dm"  for  "some;"  "St"  for  "that;"  "an"  for  "than;" 
—the  last  three  not  to  be  used  at  the  beginning  of  phrases. 

(C)  Arbitrary  phrase  signs:  Dear  Sir;  •^ — :>  ;  My  dear 
Sir:  \^ — ^^  ;  Yours  truly:  y^  ;  Yours  very  truly:  ,^^\ 
Dear  Madam :'^^~X;  Yours  respectfully:  f/\  \  by  re- 
turn mail:  \y\  \  Dy  early  mail:  I  ;  by  an  early 
mail:  1  >.  ,  isvt:  1/  ;  was  it:  /I  \  ;  in  the  mean- 
time: 


^D)  "Ing"  position  may  be  used  for  the  syllable  "thing." 

(E)  One  curved  stroke  under  a  group  of  proper  names 
mav  take  the  place  of  two  dots  under  each  word. 

(F)  "Un"  may  be  used  for  "hundred,"  "ous"  for  "thou- 
sand," "mil"  for  "million."  ^ 

(Q)  T  and  D  may  generally  be  omitted  after  M  and  N. 
at  end  of  words. 


24  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

(i6)  PREFIXES. 

Com,  con,  coun,  cog,  "  ^  "following  sign  beginning  \\xst 
below   and  in  line  with  prefix.     Command :  \^  Con- 


.  [)mmaijc 
dition:^>-^  Counsel:    O  Cognizant:  ^^ 

Contra,  contri,  contro,   counter,  "  \  " — written  s£ 
"Con,"  but  twice  as  long.     Contradict: \^ 
trive:  \       Control:    \  Counferact:\ 

Pro,  per,  pru,  "  /  " — following  sign  beginning  just  below 
and  in  line  with  prefix.     Propose:  i         Porter:  ^^ 


Prudent: 


/ 


^ 


Impro,  impor,  impru,  "  '    "—combination  "Tm"  in  "pro" 

position.     Important:   C^'^~^ 
<Tol,  "  '  " — above  and  at  left  of  begintting  of  following 

sign.     Collect:    \  /^ 
Cor,  "    "^ — above  and  at  right  of  beginning  oi  following 

sign.    Correct:       U"'''^ 
Trans,  "  —  " — followmg  sign  begmning  under  middle  of 

prefix.     Transfer:      ^^  i 

Pre,  "  \^" — "Pr"  joined  to  following  sign.     Prepare:    (^^ 
Inter,  \x\\r\,''^  "-double  length  N  joine^Kt)  following 

sign.     \nXtrtsi\y\         Intricate: 
Under,  "  \    " — combination  "un"  johied  to  following  sign. 

Understand:  /* 

(17)  AFFIXES. 
Shun,  ashun,  "  0    " — Sh,   joined,      \ision:    J  Gre- 

cian:  /      Constellation:  \  ^^^--""^ 

Ly,    ingly,    "/^  "—Short   i,  joinetl.      Only:    \ 
ingly:  y  ^^ 

Graph,"/  "—G,  joined.    Telegraph:  ^ — 

Tive,  ative,  "y  "—V,  joined.     Motive:  NQl^elative:. 

Ward,"- — " — WD,  joined.     Forward:     ^ 

Ty,  "  I  "--Long  e,  joined.     Party:  \^Vicinitv:  U 

Ment.  "  \  "— M,  joined-     Paymentr  (  ' 


Will- 


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BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


READING  EXERCISES. 


26  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


;(!./'        U    ^— '  '^  A- 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  2 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


a 


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Retrace  S: 


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R.tr«.  I:  ^i^  L  >  \/  V  V 

V^  ^^  /\  Xl  y^/'X^^ 
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32 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


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34  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


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36 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


eji^U  omitted  in  midxlle  of  ^ords. 


^t^r^f^^/Y 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  37 

Doubling  ^ds  Tor  D. 

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38  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Trebling  adds  L. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


39 


Shading  adds  R.     J  y^l^i^XS^ 

x*'>c  X>j /^,  •.  ^ /•  i/^ 

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BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHOKTHAND. 

INTRODUCING  PRINCIPLE  (lo). 


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48 


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BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  49 

INTRODUCING  PRINCIPLE  (ii). 

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50  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND, 

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BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF   SHORTHAND.  59 

INTRODUCING  PHRASING. 


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63 


INTRODUCINQ  PREFIXES  AND  AFFIXES. 

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66  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

SUGGESTIVE  PHRASES. 


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67 


(The  following  story,  adapted  from  the  German,  contains 
all  the  wordsigns,  and  examples  of  every  principle  of  the 
Brief  System,  so  that  it  is  especially  valuable  for  writing 
practice.  It  may  be  written  several  hundred  times  with 
profit.) 


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82  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 


KEY  TO  SHORTHAND  MATTER. 


Page  25. — Bay.  Pay,  May.  Buy.  Pie.  My.  Beau. 
Po.  Mow.  Fay.  Fie.  Foe.  Lay.  Lie.  Low.  Aim. 
Ape.  Ail.  Bale.  Pale.  Mail.  Fail.  Foam.  Bile.  Pile. 
Mile.  File.  Fife.  Abe.  Bowl.  Pole.  Mole.  Life. 
Lime.  Malay.  Babe.  Maim.  Fame.  Lame.  Loam. 
Loaf.  Mope.  Buy  a  pie.  I  lie  low.  I  may  mow.  I  may 
pay  Fay.  My  ire.  Tay.  Tie.  Tow.  Ray.  Rye. 
Row.  Rail.  Ate.  Neigh.  Nigh.  No.  Tare.  Rare. 
Care.  Bear.  Pair.  Fair.  Tire.  Mire.  Fire.  Lyre. 
Bore.  Pour.  More.  Four.  Roar.  Tore.  Core.  Bait. 
Pate.  Mate.  Fate.  Late.  Rate.  Air.  Kate.  Nate. 
Bite.  Might.  Fight.  Light.  Tight.  Right.  Ache.  Kite. 
Night.  Boat.  Mote.  Wrote.  Coat.  Note.  Tape.  Cape. 
Tame.  Came.  Name.  Nail.  Bait.  Bake.  Make.  Fake. 
Irate.  Lake.  Take.  Rake.  Cake.  Bane.  Pain.  Main. 
Fain.  Lane.  Rain.  Cane.  Type.  Ripe.  Time.  Rhyme. 
Rife.     Knife.    Tile.     Rile. 

Page  26. — Pike.  Like.  Pine.  Mine.  Fine.  Line. 
Nine.  Robe.  Rope.  Cope.  Rome.  Comb.  Toll.  Roll. 
Coal.  Knoll.  Pole.  Coke.  Bone.  Moan.  Loan.  Tone. 
Roan.  Cone.  Known.  Bray.  Pray.  Fray.  Pry.  Fry. 
Cry.  Fro.  Crow.  Frame.  Frail.  Freight.  Crate.  Prate. 
Prayer.  Break.  Brain.  Crane.  Bribe.  Prime.  Crime. 
Bright.  Fright.  Brine.  Broke.  Probe.  Prone.  Croak. 
Chromo.  Play.  Plate.  Plain.  Clay.  Claim.  Ply. 
Plight.  I  may  make  a  fire.  I  may  row  a  boat.  Write 
Ray  a  note.  Kate  might  make  a  bright  light.  May  might 
row  my  boat.  I  like  pie.  I  might  pay  Fay.  May  I  buy  a 
rope?     Kate  broke  my  knife.     Ray  tore  my  coat.     I  ate  my 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  83 

cake.  Buy  a  chromo  for  Nate.  Kate  ate  a  pear.  Way. 
Wy.  Woe.  Day.  Die.  Dough.  Wear.  Wait.  Wail. 
Waif.  Wake.  Wane.  Wade.  Wife.  Wire.  Wile. 
Wight.  Wine.  Wide.  Wore.  Woke.  Dare.  Date.  Dale. 
Dime.  Dire.  Dyke.  Dine.  Died.  Dome.  Dole.  Am. 
At.  An.  Dab.  Dam.  Dan.  Paid.  Made.  Fade.  Laid. 
Raid.  Bide.  Abide.  Ride.  Ida.  Tide.  Bode.  Abode. 
Mode.     Rode.    Code.    Add.    Ira, 

Page  ^7.— Bad.  Pad.  Mad.  Lad.  Tab.  Cab.  Nab. 
Map.  Lap.  Tap.  Rap.  Cap.  Nap.  Calf.  Bat.  Pat. 
Mat.  Fat.  Aid.  Rat.  Tat.  Cat.  Gnat.  Back.  Pack. 
Tack.  Rack.  Lack.  Knack.  Ban.  Pan.  Man. 
Fan.  Ran.  Tan.  Can.  Nan.  Lamb.  Lamp.  Cam. 
Camp.  Damp.  Ode.  At.  Do.  To.  Doom.  Act.  Tomb. 
Room.  Moor.  Rule.  Tool.  Loom.  Fool.  Food.  Rude. 
Mood.  Root.  Tour.  Book.  Brook.  Roof.  Took.  Old. 
Bold.  Mold.  Door.  Wind.  Kind.  And.  Mind.  Find. 
Band.  I  took  a  fine  nap.  I  made  a  fine  cake.  Ida  and 
Ira  wrote  a  book.  I  might  find  a  wide  board.  Ralph  paid 
a  dime  to  Dan,  I  made  a  cap  to  wear.  Anna  owed  Ralph 
a  dime  to-day.  Frank  ran  away  at  night.  Ida  ran  and 
took  a  fan  to  Kate,  I  took  a  tour  to  a  brook  today.  I  am 
to  find  Nan  at  noon. 

Page  i-^.—High.  Hoe.  Hugh.  Who.  Hay.  Hire. 
Height.  Hide.  Home.  Hope.  Hole.  Hold.  Whom. 
Hood.  Hook.  Hoop.  Hoot.  Hat.  Had.  Ham.  Half. 
Hack.  Hate.  Hair.  Why.  Whey.  While.  White. 
They.  Thy.  That.  Though.  Both.  Ruth.  Wrath. 
Hath.  Than.  Bath.  Lath.  Clothe.  Human.  Hath. 
Few.  Mew.  Pew.  Pure.  Dew.  Mew.  Cue.  Lieu. 
Tune.  Feud.  Fume.  Mute.  Cute.  Why  do  you  make 
Hugh  a  new  hat?  Why  do  they  loaf  today?  Who  ate 
that  pear?  They  know  Ira  came  home  today.  Do  you 
know  who  paid  Ralph  that  dime?  Do  you  ride  to  your 
home?  Whom  do  they  hate?  They  can  frame  a  photo 
and  a  new  chromo.  Do  they  find  a  new  rake  and  hoe? 
Tie  that  calf  to  a  hook.     Ruth  wore  a  hood   today.     They 


84  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF   SHORTHAND. 

do  roll  a  hoop.     Dan  wrote  a  note  to   Ralph.    That   white 
cat  ate  my  cake.     Hugh  had  a  whole  ham  at  home. 

Page  2Q. — Gay.  Go.  Gate.  Game.  Gain.  Gale.  Goat. 
Goal.  Gold.  Wag.  Bag.  Rag.  Tag.  Gag.  Lag.  Gray. 
Great.  Grape.  Gram.  Grab.  Grow.  Grope.  Groan. 
Grew.  Group.  Groom.  Grime.  Grain.  Age.  Page. 
Rage.  Cage.  Wage.  Jane.  Jail.  Joe.  Joke.  Batch.  Patch. 
Match.  Latch.  Catch.  Attach.  Huge.  Char.  Charm. 
Charge.  Watch.  Odd.  Hod.  Hot.  Papa.  Mamma.  Bog. 
Rod.  Rock.  Walk.  Talk.  Bought.  Brought.  Got. 
Dog.  For.  Form.  Moth.  Pod.  Dark.  Mark.  Park. 
Dodge.  Jaw.  John.  Jew,  Ow.  How.  Bow.  Mow.  Row. 
Cow.  Now.  Allow.  Our.  Bower.  Power.  Tower.  Dower. 
Out.  Pout.  Rout.  Doubt.  About.  Owl.  Howl.  Growl. 
Prowl.  Kraut.  Joy.  Me.  Lea.  Tea,  Key.  Knee.  We. 
Lead.  Lean.  Keen.  Read.  Weed.  Alloy.  Near.  Tear. 
Rear.  Deed.  Dear.  Neat.  Need.  Here.  Heed.  Week. 
Wheat.  He.  Heat.  Chain.  Wad.  Chew.  Each.  Reach. 
Teach.  Leach.  Peach.  Preach.  Chief.  Cheap.  Chat. 
Chap.     Nor.      Not.      Dot,     Jot.     Caught.     Drop.      Crop. 

Page  JO.— Beam.  Beef.  Beat.  Bean.  Bead.  Beach. 
Meal.  Meat.  Peal.  Mere.  Meek.  Mean.  Feel.  Feet. 
Fear.  Feed.  Keep.  Keel.  Deep.  Cheap.  Deal.  Weal. 
Wheel.  Weep.  League.  Real.  Teem.  Appeal.  Ream. 
Bite.  Bide.  Abide.  Mile.  Might.  Mine.  Fight.  Fine. 
Fido.  Time.  Tile.  Type.  Tine.  Ripe.  Dial.  We  need 
a  key  for  our  door.  Read  my  new  book  while  I  go  to 
town.  How  do  you  know  that  they  got  back?  Tie  your 
cow  to  the  barn.  You  might  eat  our  peach  pie  now.  I 
hear  you  talk  now.  Weigh  the  tea  for  me.  Lead  the  dog 
to  the  gate.  The  gray  cat  caught  a  fat  rat  today.  Rock 
the  babe  while  I  bake  the  cake.  We  rode  on  a  car  to  To- 
peka.  Why  do  you  weep?  We  walk  to  jail.  The  wheat 
grew.     Harry  rode  out  to  the  farm. 

Page  31. — Say.  Same.  Sane.  Sale.  Sage.  Saw.  So. 
Sue.  Suit.  Soup.  As.  Has.  Use.  Assume.  Shay. 
Shame.    Shape.    Shop.    Shade.      Shale.     Shall.      Shawl. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  85 

Show.  Shoe.  Shoot.  Sure.  Assure.  See.  Seem.  Seat. 
Sear,  Seek,  Seen,  Seed.  Sigh.  Sight.  Sign.  Side. 
Ease.  Easy.  Peace.  Tease,  Lease.  Cheese,  Keys. 
Freeze.  Please,  Ice.  Wise.  Mice,  Pies.  Rise.  Ties. 
Nice.  Whose.  Ruse.  Goose,  Choose.  Lose.  Spy. 
Spire.  Spite.  Spear.  Snow.  Sneeze.  Sleigh.  Sly.  Slice. 
Smite.  Smile.  Small.  Stay.  Sty.  Sat.  Sack.  Sad. 
Sake.  Safe.  Sought.  Sorry.  Maps.  Weeds.  Wires. 
Muse.  Amuse.  Fuse.  Mask.  Task.  Ask.  Scout.  Choice. 
Speak  to  that  boy  for  me.  Do  you  read  our  books?  Please 
see  who  comes  now.  The  white  cow  eats  grass  now.  What 
shall  we  say  to  Sarah?  Jane  walks  to  the  new  school 
house  near  the  farm.  Harry  mowed  the  weeds.  Sue  wears 
new  shoes.  Here  are  the  keys  for  our  doors.  We  shall 
ask  Sam  to  amuse  our  boys  while  we  go  for  the  sleigh.  The 
sleepy  cat  sat  near  the  fire.     The  cat  caught  a  mouse. 

Page  32. — Ax.  Ox.  Box.  Wax.  Coax.  Excite.  Ex- 
ceed. Vie.  Veer.  Vale,  Rave.  Brave,  Lave.  Gave. 
Save.  Shave.  Arrive.  Vague.  Vine.  Hive.  Rang. 
Wrong.  Sang.  Song.  Move.  Rove.  Veal.  Vile.  Leave. 
Live.  Hang.  Pang.  Fang.  Long.  Angry.  Pale.  Cave. 
Vain.  Value.  Vogue.  Achieve.  View.  Vow.  Vouch. 
Void.  Avoid.  Voice.  Veto.  Volume.  Vice.  Voyage. 
Joe  sat  near  the  wide  box.  Sarah  eats  a  piece  of  cheese 
now.  They  are  skating  near  the  dam.  Do  you  grind  the 
ax?  We  are  eating  our  peaches  now,  Jane  sang  a  nice 
song.  Ralph  weighed  out  the  wrong  tea  for  Mamma.  Joe 
hangs  the  rake  to  the  hook.  Why  do  you  move  that 
house?  He  took  a  valise  to  our  house.  They  took  a  voy- 
age across  the  sea.  We  are  angry  at  those  boys.  Harry 
gave  Hattie  a  hive  of  bees.  We  had  a  fine  view  from  the 
top  of  the  high  tower. 

Page  j>j.— Ed.  Head.  Edge.  Egg.  Hem.  Hen.  Her. 
Met.  Men.  Red.  Let.  Led.  Said.  When.  Get.  If. 
It.  In.  III.  Mill.  Him.  Is.  His.  Bit,  Will.  With, 
Run,  Rut.  But,  Shut,  Jut.  Jug.  Cut.  Put.  Us.  Thus. 
Judge.     Church.     He  is  not  here  at  this  time,  but  will  re- 


86  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

turn  next  week,  I  wish  you  would  let  us  watch  you  print 
the  newspaper.  Please  shut  this  door  when  you  pass  into 
the  room.  Did  you  fill  our  jug  with  oil  for  the  mowing  ma- 
chine? They  are  quite  happy  in  their  new  home.  Our 
baby  has  that  map,  and  will  tear  it  if  you  let  him  keep  it 
long  enough.  We  are  sure  this  failure  will  not  affect  your 
business.  The  new  judge  heard  this  case.  Fanny  went  to 
church. 

Pages  34,  jj.— The  Kind  Old  Oak. — It  was  almost 
time  for  winter  to  come,  and  the  little  birds  had  all  gone 
far  away,  for  they  were  afraid  of  the  cold.  There  was  no 
green  grass  in  the  fields,  and  there  were  no  pretty  flowers 
in  the  gardens.  Cold  winter,  with  its  snow  and  ice,  was 
coming.  At  the  foot  of  an  old  oak,  some  sweet  little  vio- 
lets were  still  in  blossom.  "Dear  old  oak,"  said  they, 
"winter  is  coming;  we  are  afraid  that  we  shall  die  of  the 
cold."  "Do  not  be  afraid,  little  ones,"  said  the  oak,  "close 
your  yellow  eyes  in  sleep,  and  I  will  take  care  that  the  win- 
ter shall  do  you  no  harm,  for  you  have  made  me  glad  many 
times  with  your  sweetness."  So  the  violets  closed  their 
pretty  eyes  and  went  to  sleep;  they  knew  they  could  be- 
lieve the  kind  old  oak.  And  the  great  tree  softly  dropped 
red  leaf  upon  red  leaf,  until  they  were  all  covered  over. 
The  cold  winter  came,  with  its  snow  and  ice,  but  it  could 
not  harm  the  little  violets.  Safe  under  the  friendly  leaves 
of  the  old  oak,  they  slept  and  dreamed  happy  dreams  until 
the  warm  rains  of  spring  came  and  waked  them  again. — 
From  Little  Flower  Folks. 


Many  a  man  is  rich  without  money.  No  man  can  serve 
two  masters.  A  good  name  keeps  its  lustre  in  the  dark. 
Gold  is  gold,  be  where  it  may.  To  waste  another's  goods 
is  robbery. 

Pagesd.—V^cL  With.  Will.  Would.  Bid.  But.  Met. 
Give.  Live.  Big.  Dig.  Put.  Book.  Get.  Did.  Good. 
Were.     Work.     Word.     Church.     This.     Busy.     Business. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  87 

Judge.  Edit.  Buggy.  Head.  Hit.  Held.  Affect.  Ef- 
fect. Learn.  Debt.  Deaf.  Help.  Mill.  Witch.  Which. 
Led.  Cut.  Nest.  Rest.  Test.  Does.  Dip.  Dipper. 
Rich.  Hitch.  Pitch.  Ring.  Ditch.  Much.  Such.  Chest. 
Suggest.  Check.  Subject.  Object.  Village.  Labor. 
Music.  Physic.  Gossip.  Redeem.  Release.  Rely.  Re- 
peat. Will  you  ride  with  this  boy?  Did  they  expect  us  to 
tell  you  where  we  were?  1  wish  you  would  help  us  to  take 
this  buggy  to  the  mill.  The  Judge  was  at  this  church  last 
Sabbath.  Hard  work  is  not  hard  except  to  those  who  are 
afraid  of  it.  The  way  to  do  a  great  deal  of  work  is  to  keep 
all  the  while  doing  a  little. 

Pa^e  jy.—But.  Get.  Met.  Let.  Wet. 
Put.  Did.  Apt.  Act.  Out.  Doubt.  Rout. 
Mouth.  Tact.  Wrapt.  Fact.  Stay.  Sty. 
List.  Stew.  State.  Stale.  Stove.  Sift. 
Shaft.  Remit.  Mast.  Past.  Last.  Fast. 
Used.  It.  Exit.  Bind.  Mind.  Wind. 
Kind.  Exalt.  Watched.  Stain.  Sustain. 
Soft.  Result.  Joe  watched  the  boys  shoot.  Harry  did 
this  work  well.  They  suspect  that  he  stole  our  cow  out  of 
the  barn.  We  must  get  more  definite  news  about  this  old 
lady's  sister.  Let  us  know  at  what  time  you  resumed  busi- 
ness. We  have  decided  to  find  this  kind  of  a  hatchet  for 
our  use.  It  is  the  mind  which  makes  the  body  rich.  The 
best  is  always  the  cheapest.  We  will  send  you  with  a  new 
stove  to  put  it  up  in  our  fine  stone  house. 

Pa^^e  j8.— Able.  Blow.  Blew.  Table.  Blight.  Blind. 
Bleach.  Believe.  Bland.  Blame.  Bill.  Build.  Fable. 
Stable.  Will.  Wilt.  Wealth.  Weld.  Spill.  Pill.  Play. 
Plate.  Plain.  Plight.  Apple.  Apply.  Pelt.  Idle.  Rid- 
dle. Peddle.  Liable.  Fly.  Flight.  Flow.  Float.  Flower. 
Fell.  Felt.  Supply.  Chill.  Chilly.  Angel.  Tell.  Fea- 
sible. Glow.  Glory.  Glass.  Glad.  Angle.  Glean. 
Gleam.  Gloss.  Glide.  Glove.  Guild.  Glue.  Rule.  Stool. 
Saddle.  Dull.  Mill.  Melt.  Cool.  School.  Tool.  Annul. 
Final.     A  black  chick  may  come  out  of  a  white  egg.     The 


With. 

Whet. 

Pout. 

Kraut. 

Best. 

Must. 

Shift. 

Swift. 

Lost. 

Cost. 

Rind. 

Find. 

Old. 

Hold. 

88  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF   SHORTHAND. 

noble  deed  all  tongues  may  read.    Who  runs   with   wolves 
will  learn  to  howl. 

Page  jg. — Bray.  Break.  Brain.  Bright.  Bride.  Fray. 
Bridle.  Brief.  Brood.  Labor.  Brass.  Liberal,  Library. 
Fibre.  Pray.  Pry.  Preach.  Paper.  Express.  Chapter. 
Gray.  Grate.  Grade.  Grace.  Grow.  Grew.  Group. 
Acre.  Cry.  Occur.  Cripple.  Crate.  Freight.  Fry. 
Fright.  Fraud.  After.  Matter.  Meter.  Try.  Tree. 
Trade.  Trouble.  Trifle.  Ear.  Hear.  Rear.  Tear.  Seer. 
Queer.  Appear.  Spear.  Mire.  Spire.  Dray.  Draft. 
Fodder.  Other.  Either.  Neither.  Brother.  River.  Your. 
Pure.  Cure.  Secure.  Obscure.  Were.  Word.  Work. 
Our.  Bower.  Tower.  Flower.  Or.  Hard.  Order.  Ard- 
uous. I  desire  to  purchase  a  new  dray.  Better  a  lean 
agreement  than  a  fat  lawsuit.  Strike  while  the  iron  is  hot. 
Pride  must  have  a  fall.  Use  soft  words  and  hard  argu- 
ments. How  delicate  is  the  golden  thread  of  life!  Life 
glides  away  like  a  brook.  Nature  is  the  glass  which  re- 
flects God.  Our  boy  cries  for  a  big  kite.  Charms  strike 
the  sight,  but  merit  wins  the  soul. 

Page  40. — The  great  heat  did  melt  the  ice.  Did  you 
tell  that  boy  to  get  the  whip  or  the  hoop  at  the  hotel?  Must 
you  go  with  us  to  the  school  house?  This  is  the  best  way 
to  go  to  the  bakery.  We  walked  with  Papa  to  the  mill. 
Will  they  tell  us  how  they  get  out  of  this  house?  The 
river  flows  to  the  deep,  blue  sea.  I  will  buy  a  new  glass  at 
his  store.  Where  was  he  at  5  o'clock?  May  was  at  our 
house  today.  Is  James  at  the  school  now?  Were  they  well 
the  other  day?  Either  Mary  or  Amy  will  be  obliged  to  go 
with  you  to  the  market.  Our  gray  cat  ate  a  piece  of 
cheese.  Why  do  you  take  my  apple  pie?  Do  they  go  to 
the  saw  mill?     We  do  not  know  where  he  is  now. 

J^age  41. — Send  out  to  the  store  for  a  bushel  of  wheat. 
Is  his  hotel  as  near  here  as  it  is  to  the  post  office?  Has  he 
brought  her  hat  to  the  shop?  Is  he  as  old  now  as  Amy  was 
last  Tuesday?  Did  you  go  to  the  house  for  a  cup  full  of 
water?    We  expect  to   be   successful   with  our   business. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  89 

Please  tell  us  where  you  will  be  tomorrow.  I  wish  you 
would  send  us  a  copy  of  your  paper.  We  had  added  your 
name  to  our  list  before  we  received  your  letter.  I  must 
stay  at  the  hotel.  We  should  be  there  by  5  o'clock.  How 
do  they  get  out  to  the  park  from  this  place?  The  old  lib- 
erty bell  was  rung.  A  famous  library  was  burned.  The 
odious  Stamp  Act  was  repealed.  Several  large,  ripe,  lus- 
cious, mellow  apples  were  picked.  A  poor,  black,  tired 
fugitive  made  good  his  escape.     The  serfs  were  freed. 

Page  ^^.— The  water  is  ever  smooth  where  the  brook  is 
deep.  The  cricket  and  the  kettle  sang  very  well  together. 
Why  does  she  not  subscribe  for  all  these  periodicals? 
They  should  be  sure  to  reply  to  this  letter  as  soon  as  they 
receive  it.  To  make  other  people  happy  should  be  our 
chief  delight.  Charity  suffereth  long  and  is  kind.  I  would 
suggest  that  you  give  this  question  most  thorough  study. 
She  should  have  sent  us  an  immediate  reply,  if  she  did  not 
expect  to  go  with  us  yesterday.  What  subject  does  he  pre- 
fer to  discuss?  Does  Albert  ever  go  to  their  general  offices? 
Do  they  look  quite  like  their  father?  Tell  Martha  she 
must  get  the  money  to  pay  for  the  apples  which  she  bought 
yesterday.  How  much  more  money  does  this  firm  request 
for  its  services?  The  great  city  of  Chicago  was  almost 
destroyed  by  fire  a  few  years  ago. 

Page  4j. — We  had  a  very  delightful  trip  to  the  hills  the 
other  day.  Please  specify  what  you  expect  us  to  do.  Will 
you  please  send  us  a  basket  of  fruit?  We  would  submit 
the  whole  matter  to  you  to  be  settled.  It  is  quite  necessary 
that  you  give  us  credit  for  all  that  we  have  paid  you.  They 
shipped  the  goods  by  express  today.  I  wish  you  would 
please  describe  your  machine.  It  is  not  very  difficult  to  get 
the  amount  subscribed.  This  deed  should  be  executed 
without  delay.  I  have  no  knowledge  of  the  affair  you 
speak  of.  Knowledge  is  power.  Please  order  a  bill  of 
goods  for  me,  to  be  shipped  next  Thursday.  A  mosquito 
bit  me  on  the  ear.  After  the  well  goes  dry  we  learn  the 
worth  of  water.    There  is  nobody   so  deaf  as   those   who 


go  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

will  not  hear.  People  who  live  in  glass  houses  should  never 
throw  stones. 

Page  44.. — What  do  you  regard  as  the  most  satisfactory 
part  of  this  work?  It  is  a  baby  mind  which  always  asks  to 
be  amused.  He  has  been  selected  from  among  a  great 
number  of  people  to  perform  this  work.  New  knowledge 
which  we  discover  for  ourselves,  always  gives  us  great  sat- 
isfaction. We  have  not  so  much  money  as  we  had  yesterday. 
The  sober  General  has  sold  me  a  quart  of  milk.  We  will 
be  judged  by  our  associates.  They  have  gone  to  New 
York,  to  examine  a  piece  of  real  estate  there.  Be  sure  to 
examine  well  the  papers,  before  you  close  the  deal  for  that 
factory.  The  article  which  he  wrote  was  so  short  that  it 
did  not  satisfy  the  editor.  How  much  more  money  will  it 
be  necessary  for  us  to  raise  at  present,  for  this  purpose? 
They  have  just  gone  to  present  that  matter  to  the  digni- 
fied justice  of  the  peace,  to  be  settled.  The  little  girl  is 
too  young  to  go  to  school. 

Page  4.^. — Life  is  half  gone  before  we  know  what  it  is. 
Look  before  you  leap,  for  snakes  among  sweet  flowers  do 
creep.  Never  praise  a  ford  till  you  are  over.  Life  that  is 
too  short  for  the  happy  is  too  long  for  the  miserable.  It  is 
easier  to  bear  what  is  amiss  than  to  go  about  to  reform  it. 
It  is  easy  to  keep  a  castle  that  is  never  assaulted.  He  that 
knows  little  very  soon  repeats  it.  A  soft  answer  turneth 
away  wrath,  but  grievous  words  stir  up  anger.  The  tongue 
of  the  wise  useth  knowledge  aright;  but  the  mouth  of  fools 
poureth  out  foolishness.  The  way  to  get  good  is  to  do  good. 
If  the  devil  had  to  travel  without  a  mask,  he  would  never 
be  followed.  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stranger  shall  smart 
for  it;  and  he  that  hateth  suretyship  is  sure.  He  is  quite 
discouraged  with  the  present  outlook  for  business.  Does 
he  assume  this  debt? 

Page  4.6. — Weak  rule  is  cruel  rule.  Our  hardest  jour- 
neys are  made  before  we  start.  He  who  comes  late  stays 
half  at  home.  Gold  is  ductile,  but  it  is  not  possible  to 
make  heart  strings  of  it.     Anger  without  words   is  like  a 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  9t 

snake's  fangs  without  his  rattles.  Reform  a  crooked  stick 
by  praising  his  straightest  part.  It  ought  to  be  and  may 
be  a  delightful  task  to  teach  the  young.  It  is  not  all  of 
life  to  live,  nor  all  of  death  to  die.  Shakespeare  was  fifty- 
two  years  old  the  very  day  of  his  death.  The  lamp  of  a  man's 
life  has  three  wicks-brain,  blood  and  breath.  The  idle 
brain  is  the  devil's  workshop.  The  trouble  with  most  of  us 
is  that  we  are  so  busy  planning  the  next  thing  that  we  have 
no  time  to  do  the  present  thing  well.  I  shall  pursue  this 
subject  further. 

Pa£-e  4y. — Bright  eyed  daisies  peeped  up  everywhere. 
The  oppressed  serfs  have  been  liberated.  A  free  people 
should  be  educated.  Why  do  people  exaggerate  so?  He 
who  is  too  old  to  learn  is  too  old  to  teach.  The  precious 
morning  hours  should  not  be  wasted.  Feudalism  did  not 
and  could  not  exist  before  the  tenth  century.  This  apple 
tastes  and  smells  delicious.  Velvet  feels  smooth  and  looks 
rich  and  glossy.  The  ear  is  the  never  closed  gateway  of 
the  soul.  The  moon  revolves  and  keeps  the  same  side  to- 
ward us.  At  the  time  Abraham  lived  there  were  already 
thirty  pyramids  built.  The  axis  of  the  earth  sticks  out 
visibly  through  the  center  of  each  and  every  town  and  city. 
Plato  and  Aristotle  are  called  the  two  head  springs  of 
philosophy.  They  named  New  York  for  the  Duke  of  York. 
The  cackling  of  geese  saved  Rome.    See  the  mouse. 

J^a^e  48. — We  should  learn  to  govern  ourselves.  Prayer 
is  the  key  of  the  morning  and  the  bolt  of  the  night.  The 
laws  of  Nature  are  the  thoughts  of  God.  The  petals  of 
the  daisy  close  at  night,  and  during  rainy  weather.  The 
old  miser  kept  saving  and  starving.  Saint  Paul  the  Apostle 
was  beheaded  during  the  rule  of  Nero.  We  shall  strive  to 
please  you  hereafter.  To  be  or  not  to  be,  that  is  the  ques- 
tion. Six  days  shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work. 
Eastern  life  is  dreamy.  They  offered  Caesar  a  crown. 
Beauty  that  knows  itself  spoils  itself  for  others.  The 
father  of  thought  is  leisure;  her  mother  is  toil.  Those  that 
love  truth  do  not  love  ease.     Work  postponed  is  peace  de- 


9*  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

throned.  Sorrow  becomes  heroism  when  it  hides  itself 
through  love.  Truth  is  never  afraid  of  thought.  He  who 
takes  the  wrong  road  must  make  the  journey  again. 

Page  4Q. — Ban.  Dan.  Fan.  Can.  Man,  Nan.  Pan. 
Ran.  Tan.  Than.  Van.  Band.  Bank.  Dance.  Fannie. 
Fancy.  Fanatic.  France.  Frank.  Bran.  Brand.  Rank. 
Tank.  Thank.  Vanity.  And.  Land.  Stand.  Chance. 
Chancery.  Grand.  Grant.  Channel.  Panel.  Flannel. 
Wrangle.  Tangle.  Jangle.  Angle.  Mangle.  Gland. 
Glance.  Bland.  Plan.  Plant.  Slant.  Balance.  Bin. 
Din.  Fin.  Chin.  Kin.  Men.  Pen.  Sin.  Tin.  When. 
Then.  Think.  Wink.  Pink.  End.  Bend.  Mend.  Rend. 
Tend.  Attend.  Intend.  Rent.  Bent.  Open.  Lend. 
Lent.  Relent.  Again.  Against.  Pencil.  Dinner.  Many. 
Since.  Intense.  Went.  Happen.  Even.  Tenant.  Enter. 
Hinder.  Envy.  Endure.  Endorse.  Spin.  Spinner.  Spend. 
Spindle.  Inch.  Pinch.  Lynch.  Finch,  Slender.  Bench. 
Wrench.  Defend.  Amend.  Revenge.  Mingle.  Tingle. 
Jingle.  English.  Wrinkle.  Tinkle.  Sprinkle.  Insist. 
Invite.  Shingle.  Enlist.  Inform.  Informal.  Point.  In- 
trinsic. Interest.  Infest.  Infect.  Wind.  Winter.  Enclose. 
Specimen.     Cringe.     Fringe. 

Page  50. — Time.  Rhyme.  Lime.  Dime.  Chyme.  Chime. 
Crime.  Prime.  Sublime.  Bum.  Dumb.  Gum,  Hum. 
Come.  Mum.  Numb.  Rum.  Some.  Tom.  Bump.  Dump. 
Hump.  Jump.  Mumps.  Thump.  Pump.  Drum.  Grum. 
Crumb.  Sum.  Summer.  Summit.  Handsome.  Humble. 
Fumble.  Jumble.  Glum.  Plumb.  Plumber.  Plump. 
Mumble.  Tumble.  Rumble.  Grumble.  Crumble.  Bun. 
Done.  Fun.  Gun.  John.  Run.  None.  Pun.  Sun. 
Shun.  Ton.  Won.  Once.  Dunce.  Bond.  Bundle. 
Funny.  Fund.  Until.  Hunger.  Sunday.  Under.  Un- 
tie. Blunder.  Blunt.  Gunner.  Hunt.  Hunter.  Diamond. 
Dim.  Jim.  Limb.  Rim.  Tim.  Limit.  Gimlet.  Timid. 
Simmer.  Glimmer.  Grim.  Simple.  Dimple.  Nimble. 
Thimble.  Symbol.  Skim.  Slim.  Glimpse.  Immerse. 
Poem.      Flimsy.      Image.       Imbibe.       Imagine.      Imbue. 


BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF   SHORTHAND.  93 

Imitate.  Imbecile.  Hem.  Emma.  Them.  Temper, 
Temple.  Ember.  Emblem.  Empire.  Eminent.  Em- 
body, Emphatic.  Immense.  Imply,  Employ.  Resem- 
ble. Emerge.  Emery.  Eminence.  Permanent.  De- 
scend. Different.  Indifferent.  Relinquish.  Intelligent. 
Incur.  Encourage.  Anchor.  Hand.  Handle.  Uncle. 
Sonnet, 

Page  5/, — An  honest  man  speaks  as  he  thinks,  I  will 
come  when  I  have  finished  my  lesson.  A  bobolink  and  a 
robin  sang  a  sweet  duet.  I  stood  on  the  bridge  at  midnight. 
Their  history  is  written  on  tablets  of  stone.  The  wise  old 
owl  dozed  in  an  ancient  tower,  ruined  and  ivy  covered. 
The  prince  was  clad  in  a  garment  of  velvet  that  glistened 
with  gems.  The  war  of  the  Colonies  against  England  ex- 
cited sympathy  among  the  people  of  Europe,  Above  the 
mists  rose  the  snowy  summits  of  sharp  needles  of  rock, 
which  seemed  to  float  in  the  air  like  a  fairy  world.  Two 
hundred  years  have  changed  the  character  of  a  great 
country.  He  at  once  affixed  his  signature  to  the  document. 
He  is  a  much  handsomer  man  than  his  brother  John, 
Tompkins  is  general  manager  of  a  match  factory  in  this 
city.  When  does  he  intend  to  go  to  Humboldt  to  engage  a 
mammoth  drum  for  a  Christmas  present  for  his  son? 
Frank  and  Jennie  ran  away  with  an  umbrella,  Anna  went 
to  the  window  when  the  wind  blew.  The  melancholy  au- 
tumn days  have  come. 

Page  J2. — Substantial  suspension  bridges  have  been 
built  at  an  immense  expense.  It  is  his  intention  to  endeavor 
to  induce  that  intelligent  gentleman  to  subscribe  for  his 
periodical.  What  funds  does  your  friend  intend  to  invest 
in  this  enterprise?  This  envelope  is  too  diminutive  for 
practical  use.  This  plan  is  both  feasible  and  practicable. 
The  Santa  Fe  is  one  of  the  greatest  railroad  systems  in  the 
world.  He  has  achieved  phenomenal  success  in  his  busi- 
ness venture  here.  Minnie  thinks  it  will  be  necessary  to 
dispose  of  our  organ.  He  has  just  joined  a  new  company 
which  has  been  organized  at  this  point  for  the  manufacture 


94  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

of  cotton  cloth  for  flour  sacks.  What  is  your  opinion  in 
regard  to  this  gold  pen?  Wiilard  says  he  would  not  hesi- 
tate to  endorse  these  merchants.  He  does  not  possess  a 
sufficient  amount  of  money  to  purchase  a  farm.  The  time 
has  been  extended,  so  that  this  note  and  mortgage  will  be- 
come due  January  ist,  Our  clerk  made  a  mistake  when  he 
mailed  our  reply  to  your  recent  letter,  so  that  it  went  to 
another  man;  we  shall  see  that  such  an  error  does  not  oc- 
cur again  very  soon. 

Page  J5'. — Deserve  success  and  you  shall  command  it. 
The  captain's  quick  eye  caught  one  possible  chance  for 
escape.  We  stood  upon  the  ragged  rocks  when  the  long 
day  was  almost  done.  Fierce  winds  often  sweep  over  the 
desert  and  fill  the  air  with  sand.  A  handsome  lady  with 
dark  eyes  stood  before  an  ancient  mirror.  The  swimmer 
bravely  breasted  the  waves  which  every  moment  threatened 
his  destruction.  Who  hunts  two  hares  at  a  time  leaves 
one  and  loses  the  other.  The  success  of  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin as  a  public  man  is  attributed  to  his  integrity  of  charac- 
ter. It  is  said  that  Julius  Caesar  never  suffered  himself  to 
show  anger  at  all — that  he  would  repeat  the  entire  Roman 
alphabet  before  he  spoke.  The  bright  flowers  of  the 
morning  glory  climb  over  the  garden  walls.  A  torn  jacket 
is  soon  mended,  but  hard  words  bruise  the  heart  of  a  child. 
It  is  easier  to  stem  the  brook  than  the  river.  A  small  leak 
may  sink  a  large  ship.  A  beautiful  bird  sat  on  a  lofty 
bough  and  sang  a  most  melodious  song.  Too  many  cooks 
spoil  the  broth. 

Page  ^4. — A  schoolmaster  had  a  small  dog  which  be- 
came very  much  attached  to  a  kitten.  They  were  accus- 
tomed to  associate  together  before  the  fire,  at  times  asleep, 
at  other  times  at  play.  One  day  while  they  were  taking  a 
comfortable  nap,  the  kettle  boiled  over  and  scalded  the 
dog,  who  rushed  away,  howling  piteously.  He  had  not 
gone  very  far,  however,  before  he  thought  of  his  friend. 
He  returned  at  once,  took  up  the  kitten  in  his  mouth,  and 
carried  it  to  a  place  of  safety. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  95 

Whene'er  a  noble  deed  is  wrought, 
Whene'er  is  spoken  a  noble  thought. 
Our  hearts  in  glad  surprise 
To  higher  levels  rise. — Longfellow . 

About  150  B.  C,  there  was  a  water  clock  used  in  Italy, 
Greece,  and  Egypt;  the  water  escaped  from  a  jar  and  fell 
into  a  receptacle  beneath,  in  which  floated  a  small  oar, 
which,  by  its  rising  on  the  water,  showed  the  hours.  He  at 
present  represents  some  eastern  insurance  and  loan  com- 
panies. He  intends  to  recite  a  poem  at  the  lyceum.  Indus- 
try pays  debts,  while  despair  increases  them.  When  will 
he  come? 

Page  ^^. — What  is  his  name?  This  fine  pane  of  glass 
is  clean.  Jane  came  from  town  through  the  rain.  It  was 
plain  to  be  seen  that  the  blue  ink  had  left  a  stain.  Our  fine 
new  house  will  be  either  frame  or  stone.  They  own  this 
plane.  The  insane  man  came  down  the  lane  from  town 
last  June.  He  found  a  tame  rabbit  down  near  the  lane. 
Do  as  they  do  in  Spain — when  it  rains  let  it  rain.  Will  you 
be  kind  enough  to  ascertain  who  became  the  owner  of  this 
land?  We  claim  that  Eugene  is  not  to  blame  because  he 
failed  to  obtain  a  prize.  Think  that  to-day  will  never 
dawn  again.  The  queen  of  England  wears  a  crown.  Will 
has  drawn  a  map  of  the  world,  which  is  fine.  Joseph  re- 
quested Chester  to  loan  him  some  money,  but  the  latter 
was  obliged  to  decline  to  assist  his  friend  in  this  manner. 
This  man,  whom  I  have  known  for  a  number  of  years,  is  an 
honest  and  capable  man  beyond  any  question.  1  prefer  to 
remain  at  home  through  such  a  heavy  rain. 

Page  j6. — What  does  he  expect  to  attain  by  such  be- 
havior? They  will  resume  business  after  the  boom.  We 
presume  you  will  assume  this  indebtedness.  He  has 
amassed  an  immense  fortune.  The  old  historic  Charter 
Oak  was  blown  down  August  21,  1856.  One-half  of  all 
known  materials  is  oxygen.  The  range  of  thirty  pyramids, 
even  in  the  time  of  Abraham,  looked  down  on  the  plain  of 
Memphis.    He  expects  to   resign  his  position  with  that 


96  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

company.  Have  you  seen  our  new  machine?  Man  is  said 
to  be  the  architect  of  his  own  fortune.  Can  you  not  loan 
this  poor  lone  woman  a  cane?  None  of  us  knew  the  girl 
in  her  nun's  gown.  This  boy  has  not  won  one  single  prize 
this  year.  Fame  is  the  fragrance  of  heroic  deeds.  Wind- 
sor Castle  is  the  residence  of  Queen  Victoria.  The  gain 
which  is  made  at  the  expense  of  reputation  should  rather 
be  set  down  as  a  loss.  He  that  knows  not  when  to  keep 
silence,  knows  not  when  to  speak.  Paris  is  built  on  both 
sides  of  the  river  Seine,  and  has  many  bridges.  Do  not 
detain  us  now. 

Page  J7. — We  cannot  go  by  way  of  Canada.  They  can 
be  there  soon.  We  can  tell  them  to  engage  an  American 
workman  to  perform  this  operation.  We  can  see  them  for 
you  if  you  can  wait  until  we  cancel  these  notes.  They  will 
both  be  candidates  for  the  same  office.  He  can't  see  them. 
This  lot  is  vacant  now.  Can  they  get  into  some  mercantile 
business  soon?  Are  you  doing  all  that  you  can  do  in  the 
way  of  assisting  him  with  the  building  which  he  is  erecting 
at  this  point?  We  cannot  make  good  candy,  but  they  are 
making  a  very  good  kind  at  the  other  store.  We  intend 
using  incandescent  lights  throughout  our  building.  An 
eminent  American  gentleman  is  speaking  now.  There  is 
danger  of  his  remaining  in  the  water  too  long  and  drown- 
ing as  a  result.  He  was  disturbing  a  meeting.  How  far 
that  little  candle  throws  its  beams;  so  shines  a  good  deed 
in  a  wicked  world.  One  can  say  to  one's  friend  the  things 
that  stand  in  need  of  pardon,  and  at  the  same  time  be  sure 
of  it.  The  animal  known  as  the  ermine,  lives  wherever  it 
can  find  a  snug  hiding  place.  He  was  alone  in  the  store 
when  the  awning  was  blown  down.  Washington  is  known 
as  the  Father  of  his  Country.     Are  they  eating  dinner? 

Page  ^8. — When  a  man  has  not  a  good  reason  for  doing 
a  thing,  he  has  one  good  reason  for  letting  it  alone.  How- 
ever good  you  may  be,  you  have  some  faults;  however  dull 
you  may  be,  you  can  find  out  what  some  of  them  are;  and 
however  slight  they  may  be,  you  had  better   make   some — 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  97 

not  too  painful,  but  patient — effort  to  get  quit  of  them. 
Ignorance  is  the  curse  of  God;  knowledge  the  wing  where- 
with we  fly  to  heaven. 

Pekin  boasts  of  having  the  oldest  newspaper  in  the 
world.  The  first  number  was  issued  in  the  year  gii,  and  it 
has  not  missed  an  issue  in  700  years.  Before  printing  was 
invented,  the  work  was  done  with  brushes.  It  is  known  as 
the  King  Pan,  and  now  issues  three  editions  each  day. 

When  I  had  gone  half  a  mile  my  opinion  of  the  charac- 
ter of  the  pools  was  unchanged;  never  were  there  such 
good  places  for  trout,  but  the  trout  were  out  of  their  places. 

I  dozed  and  dreamed  until  the  dawn  flushed  through 
the  waning  moonlight. 

Roses  were  blooming  in  the  gardens  at  the  old  Spanish 
house  that  stood  on  the  bay.  We  heard  the  moaning  of  the 
wind  and  the  pattering  of  the  rain. 

Pages  jg,  60. — It  is  not  what  people  eat,  but  what  they 
digest,  that  makes  them  strong.  It  is  not  what  they  gam, 
but  what  they  save,  that  makes  them  rich.  It  is  not  what 
they  read,  but  what  they  remember,  that  makes  them 
learned.  It  is  not  what  they  profess,  but  what  they  prac- 
tice, that  makes  them  good. 

DO    WHAT    VOU    CAN. 

There  was  once  a  farmer  who  had  a  large  field  of  corn; 
he  plowed  the  ground  and  planted  the  corn,  and  harrowed 
and  weeded  it  with  great  care,  and  on  his  field  he  depended 
for  the  chief  support  of  his  family.  But  after  he  had 
worked  hard  he  saw  the  corn  begin  to  wither  and  droop 
for  rain,  and  he  began  to  have  fears  for  his  crop.  He  felt 
very  sad  and  went  over  every  day  to  look  at  his  corn,  and 
see  if  there  was  any  hope  of  rain. 

One  day,  as  he  stood  looking  at  the  sky,  and  almost  in 
despair,  two  little  raindrops  up  in  the  clouds  over  his  head 
saw  him,  and  one  said  to  the  other,  "Look  at  that  farmer; 
I  feel  sorry  for  him;  he  has  taken  so  much  pains  with  his 
field  of  corn,  and  now  it  is  drying  up;  I  wish  I  could  do 
him  some  good." 


98  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

"Yes,"  said  the  other,  "but  you  are  nothing  but  a  little 
raindrop;  what  can  you  do?     You  can't  even  wet  one  hill." 

"Well,"  said  the  first,  "to  be  sure  I  can't  do  much;  but 
I  can  cheer  the  farmer  a  little,  at  any  rate,  and  I  am  re- 
solved to  do  my  best;  I'll  try.  I'll  go  to  the  field  to  show 
my  good  will,  if  I  can  do  no  more;  and  so  here  I  go." 

The  first  raindrop  had  no  sooner  started  for  the  field 
than  the  second  one  said,  "Well,  if  you  are  going,  I  believe 
I  will  go,  too;  here  I  come,"  And  down  went  the  rain- 
drops—one came  pat  on  the  farmer's  nose,  and  one  fell  on 
a  stalk  of  corn.  "Dear  me,"  said  the  farmer,  putting  his 
finger  to  his  nose,  "what's  that?  A  raindrop!  Where  did 
that  come  from?     I  do  believe  we  shall  have  a  shower." 

By  this  time  a  great  many  raindrops  had  come  together, 
to  hear  what  their  companions  were  talking  about,  and 
when  they  saw  them  going  to  cheer  the  farmer  and  water 
the  corn,  one  said,  "If  you  are  going  on  such  a  good  er- 
rand, I'll  go,  too,"  and  down  he  came.  "And  I,"  said 
another,  "And  I,"  and  so  on  till  a  whole  shower  came;  and 
the  corn  grew  and  ripened — all  because  the  first  little  rain- 
drop did  what  it  could. 

Page  6i. — 

Think  not  that  strengtli  lies  in  tlie  big  round  word, 

Or  that  the  iDrief  and  plain  must  needs  be  weak; 

To  whom  can  this  be  true  who  once  has  heard 

The  cry  for  help,  the  tongue  that  all  men  speak, 

When  want  or  woe  or  fear  is  in  tlie  throat. 

So  that  each  word  gasped  out  is  like  a  shriek 

Pressed  from  the  sore  heart,  or  a  strange  wild  note 

Sung  by  some  fay  or  Hend?    There  is  a  strength 

Which  dies  if  stretched  too  far  or  spun  too  fine, 

Wliich  has  more  height  than  breadth,  more  depth  than  length. 

— Alexander . 
Down  falls  the  pleasant  rain, 

To  water  thirsty  flowers; 
Then  shines  the  sun  again 

To  cheer  this  earth  of  ours. 

If  it  were  always  rain. 

The  flowers  would  be  drowned; 
If  it  were  always  sun. 

No  flowers  would  be  found. 


>.  BAKEK 
UWYER 

T^AMJiS,  TEXA^ 

BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  <W 

Any  life  that  is  worth  living'  must  be  a  struggle,  a  swim- 
ming not  with  but  against  the  stream. — Dean  Stanley. 

He  who  speaks  sows;  he  who  keeps  silence  reaps. 

He  sins  as  much  who  holds  the  sack  as  he  who  puts 
into  it. 

More  men  are  drowned  in  wine  and  beer  than  in  water. 

Do  good  and  thou  shalt  find  no  evil. 

Page  62.— A  True  Story  About  a  Horse. — There 
were  two  horses,  one  of  them  blind,  belonging  to  a  country 
doctor  out  West,  who  for  eighteen  years  drove  them  on  his 
rounds  of  visiting,  generally  harnessing  them  together. 

One  evening  the  doctor  took  out  his  blind  horse  alone, 
driving  him  until  late.  On  his  return  he  put  the  horse  into 
a  stall  next  to  that  of  its  mate,  there  being  a  tight  board 
partition  between  them  from  floor  to  ceiling.  Then  he 
threw  some  ears  of  corn  into  the  manger  and  went  indoors. 

By  and  by  the  doctor  was  startled  by  curious  sounds 
from  the  stable,  and  he  took  a  lantern  and  went  to  see  what 
was  the  matter.  As  he  drew  near  he  heard  the  two  mates 
calling  and  answering  each  other  in  cheerful  tones;  and 
when  he  looked  into  the  stable,  there  was  the  blind  horse 
pushing  ears  of  corn  to  his  friend  through  a  big  knot  hole 
in  the  partition!  The  two  old  chums  were  having  a  broth- 
erly chat,  and  enjoying  it  all  the  more  because  they  were 
going  halves  in  something  good  to  eat. 

This  story  of  the  intelligence  of  some  dumb  animals 
was  published  in  the  St.  Nicholas  magazine,  for  the  month 
of  June,  i8go. 

Page  6j. — Command.  Commend.  Comment.  Common. 
Commonwealth.  Comfort.  Commit.  Committee.  Com- 
mune. Compare.  Compass.  Company.  Compel.  Com- 
ply. Complain.  Complex.  Complete.  Compile.  Com- 
pete. Competent.  Incompetent.  Comma.  Competitor. 
Compensate.  Compose.  Composed.  Compositor.  Com- 
pound. Comprise.  Compute.  Comrade.  Recommend. 
Accommodate.     Accompany.     Accomplish.    Discommode. 


100  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Discomfort.  Uncomfortable.  Concave.  Convex.  Con- 
ceal. Concede.  Concern.  Concert.  Condemn.  Con- 
centrate. Concise.  Condense.  Confer.  Condescend.  Con- 
clude. Conclusive.  Conduct.  Consign.  Confess.  Con- 
fine. Confuse.  Confound.  Consist.  Conference.  Con- 
firm. Congregate.  Connect.  Contain.  Consider.  Constant. 
Consent.  Continue.  Contest.  Continent.  Contingent. 
Conscience.  Contact.  Count.  Account.  Discount.  Re- 
count. Countenance.  Council.  Counselor.  Cognizant. 
Cognizance.  Cognomen.  Cognate.  Cogwheel.  Recognize. 
Contract.  Contrast.  Contradict,  Contrary.  Contrive. 
Contrite.  Contribute.  Control.  Controversy.  Counteract. 
Counterfeit.  Countermand.  Counterpane.  Counterpart. 
Countersign.  Encountered.  Probe.  Probate.  Proceed. 
Proclaim.  Procure.  Program.  Produce.  Profane.  Profuse. 
Profound.  Proficient.  Promote.  Propose.  Protest.  Pro- 
cess. Promise.  Prompt.  Profit.  Project.  Product. 
Proper.  Progress.  Progressive.  Prophesy.  Prophecy. 
Proffer.  Prospect.  Problem.  Prod.  Port.  Portable. 
Porter.  Portray.  Portrait.  Portico.  Prudence.  Prudent. 
Prove.  Improper.  Improvise.  Improvidence.  Import. 
Importer.  Important.  Importance.  Importune.  Improve. 
Imprudent.     Imprudence. 

Page  64. — Preside.  Prepare.  Predict.  Prevent.  Pre- 
mature. Preserve.  Predispose.  Predominate.  Precede. 
Preclude.  Pretend.  Premium.  Prepay.  Prelude.  Pre- 
meditate. Pre-empt.  Pre-eminent.  Predestine.  Predes- 
tinate. Prepossess.  Preoccupy.  Comprehend.  Appre- 
hend. Appreciate.  Commission.  Commotion.  Compas- 
sion. Compensation.  Apprehension.  Comprehension. 
Session.  Concession.  Procession.  Compilation.  Position. 
Composition.  Proposition.  Competition.  Compulsion. 
Completion.  Condition.  Condescension.  Connection.  Col- 
lection. Correction.  Condensation.  Consideration.  Con- 
solation. Conception.  Prediction.  Production.  Concen- 
tration. Constellation.  Contention.  Mention.  Mansion. 
Confirmation.     Recognition.     Preparation.     Congregation. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  loi 

Progression.  Precaution.  Pre-emption.  Preservation 
Vision.  Version.  Aversion.  Mission.  Tension.  Atten- 
tion. Omission.  Submission.  Discussion.  Description, 
Tuition.  Division.  Only.  Daily.  Easily.  Aptly.  Soberly. 
Gladly.  Falsely.  Certainly.  Rapidly.  Early.  Previously. 
Shrewdly.  Homely.  Manly.  Gaily.  Sincerely.  Cheaply. 
Chiefly.  Family.  Honestly.  Nearly.  Queerly.  Fre- 
quently. Wisely.  Sadly.  Immediately.  Commonly. 
Widely.  Sweetly.  Brightly.  Busily.  Hurriedly.  Purely. 
Dubiously.  Recently.  Justly.  Likely.  Coolly,  Largely. 
Kindly,  Minutely.  Monthly.  Willingly.  Exceedingly. 
Longingly.  Payment.  Judgment.  Sentiment.  Experi- 
ment. Improvement.  Complement.  Testament.  Tem- 
perament. Enforcement.  Endorsement.  Instrument. 
Enjoyment.  Tenement.  Punishment.  Ornament.  Ac- 
quirement. Requirement.  Arrangement.  Attainment. 
Agreement.      Inducement.     Predicament.     Ailment. 

Page  65. — Colic.  Collapse.  Collate.  Collation.  Col- 
lateral. Collect.  College.  Collegian.  Collide.  Collision. 
Colony.  Colonize.  Column.  Colloquial.  Recollect.  Corn. 
Corporal,  Corporation.  Carpet.  Correct.  Incorrect. 
Correctly.  Correspond.  Cord.  Corridor.  Corrigible.  In- 
corrigible. Corrode.  Corroborate.  Corroboration.  Accord. 
Record.  Concord.  Discord.  Discordant.  Transfer. 
Transact.  Transcribe.  Transcript.  Transform  Trans- 
fuse. Transmit.  Transmission.  Transmigrate.  Trans- 
pose. Transparent.  Transaction.  Transgress.  Trans- 
marine. Transportation.  Transubstantiation.  Interest. 
Interview.  Intercede.  Interfere.  Interrupt.  Intermit. 
Intervene.  Intercessor.  Interpose.  Entertain.  Enter- 
prise. Intersect.  Interline.  Interpret.  Interruption.  In- 
tricate. Introduce.  Understand.  Undertake.  Undergo. 
Party.  Insanity.  Affinity.  Society.  Property.  Propriety. 
Impropriety.  Capacity.  Sincerity.  Commodity.  Quality. 
County.  Quantity.  Empty.  Profanity,  Pretty.  Prettily. 
Vicinity.  Asperity.  Liberality.  Equity.  Iniquity.  Assi- 
duity.    Acidity,     Severity.    Civility.    Animosity.  Stupidity. 


102  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Fidelity.  Purity.  Cruelty.  Credulity.  Tranquility.  Enor- 
mity. Photograph.  Phonograph.  Autograph.  Lithograph. 
Telegraph.  Mimeograph.  Photography.  Phonography. 
Orthography.  Geography.  Motive.  Executive.  Consec- 
utive. Relative.  Sedative.  Indicative.  Talkative,  Leg- 
islative. Comparative.  Decorative.  Forward.  Afterward. 
Rearward.  Eastward.  Upward.  Downward.  Outward. 
Northward.  Specialty.  Interposition.  Interference.  In- 
tervention. Transgression.  Transcend.  Accordeon.  Cor- 
morant. 

Page  66. — I  will  be.  I  will  be  there.  I  do.  We  do  not. 
He  has.  He  has  been.  He  had.  I  have  been.  We 
have  been.  We  are.  We  are  sure.  He  is.  He  is  not. 
You  are.  We  are  to  go.  I  receive.  We  receive.  We  see. 
You  receive.  Who  was.  Where  is  he?  To  be.  To  me. 
To  which.  To  know.  To  us.  At  any.  To  our.  To  say. 
To  see.  To  the.  I  would  say.  I  will  say  that.  I  should 
say.  I  would  like.  I  would  like  to  go.  I  would  like  you 
to  be.  I  shall  have.  As  soon  as.  As  soon  as  he  is.  As 
soon  as  he  is  able.  As  soon  as  we  see  him.  As  well  as. 
As  long  as.  As  much  as.  As  far  as.  As  good  as.  As 
great  as.  The  time.  At  the  time.  At  that  time.  At  what 
time.  At  any  time.  At  present.  At  the  present  time. 
You  do.  You  did  not.  You  know.  Which  is.  Which  is 
to  be.  Would  you.  Will  you.  What  is.  At  the  same 
time.  At  which  time.  Of  which.  What  will  you  say.  To 
be  there.  To  go  there.  What  did  you  say.  For  you. 
From  you.  To  hear.  Will  he.  Let  me.  Let  us.  Let  us  know. 
He  will  have  time.  At  what  time  will  he  do.  Is 
the.  Is  that.  Is  this.  Is  now.  To  be  sure.  So  as  to  be. 
So  that  he.  So  that  he  is  not  able.  So  that  he  does  not. 
Will  you  kindly.  Will  you  please.  With  our.  Will  he  be. 
Must  he  go.  Must  I  go.  Would  I  be.  Shall  I  go.  For 
me  to  be.  For  me  to  pay.  Any  more.  Any  other.  At  any 
other  time.  Would  he  be.  As  early  as  possible.  At  such 
a  time.     In  any  other.     I  am  in.      I  am  in  receipt.      Send 


BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  103 

me.  Send  us.  I  send  you.  I  send  you  herewith.  Accord- 
ing to.  In  accordance  with.  In  account  with.  On  account 
of.  You  would.  You  will  be.  You  will  have  to  be.  Why 
did  you  stay?  He  would  have  been.  I  should  have  been. 
On  hand.  He  was  able.  I  would  say  that  we  have.  Which 
would  prove.  Just  as  soon  as.  Just  as  well  as.  And  as 
soon  as  I  can  do  so.  Which  is  now.  So  as  to  be  able. 
And  to  be.  I  did  not  have  time.  I  would  have  gone.  For 
which.  Had  been.  We  had  been.  By  which.  Must  they 
be.  In  your.  In  your  letter.  I  would  have  seen  them. 
And  will  go  together.  I  will  be  there  soon.  Will  you  go 
there  with  us.  I  hand  you.  I  hand  you  herewith.  With 
the.  With  the  man.  .And  would.  And  will.  And  will 
have  to  be.  Which  will  necessitate.  And  for  that  reason. 
And  from  that  time.  And  at  that  time.  And  at  what  time. 
And  when.  Let  you.  Some  way.  In  some  way.  For 
some  time.  Do  something  with  it.  Referring  to  yours. 
Replying  to  yours. 

Pages  67,  68,  6q. — 

A  TALE  PERTAINING  TO  A  DONKEY  AND  A  LOAD  OF  SALT. 

Once  upon  a  time,  at  a  somewhat  distant  period  of  his- 
tory, a  merchant  had  in  his  possession  one  of  that  class  of 
animals  who,  by  reason  of  certain  characteristics,  have  won 
for  themselves  the  reputation  of  being  decidedly  contrary. 
In  connection  with  his  necessary  commercial  transactions, 
he  was  accustomed,  from  time  to  time,  to  send  this 
diminutive  specimen  of  his  kind  with  a  load  of  salt  from 
his  own  to  a  town  in  close  proximity.  The  introduction  of 
this  novel  method  of  carrying  on  a  mercantile  pursuit 
proved  quite  a  success.  The  little  donkey  would  make  the 
trip  entirely  alone,  returning  safely  in  the  evening  with  a 
reply  from  his  master's  correspondent,  and  his  task  accom- 
plished in  a  most  satisfactory  manner.  Then,  with  the 
consciousness  of  duty  well  done,  he  would  arrange  to  enjoy 
a  sleep  "full  of  sweet  dreams  and  quiet  breathing"  until 
Aurora  ushered  in  the  dawn. 


104  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

But  alas  for  donkey!  Alas  for  man!  One  day  an  inci- 
dent occurred  which  threatened  to  change  the  countenance 
of  things,  and  which,  but  for  the  transcendent  knowledge, 
or  wisdom,  of  this  enterprising  merchant,  would  not  im- 
probably have  marred  the  even  tenor  of  their  way  for  both 
man  and  beast.  I  presume  you  are  anxious  to  hear  all 
about  it.  But  do  not  be  impatient — I  am  just  coming  to 
that  part  of  this  interesting  narrative. 

When  winter  had  gone  by,  and  the  sultry  days  of  sum- 
mer came,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  all  unaware  of  the 
impropriety  of  his  conduct,  conceived  the  idea  of  reclining 
in  a  brook  by  the  way,  in  order  to  cool  off.  You  will  under- 
stand, of  course,  that  this  was  his  principal  motive.  The 
execution  of  this  design  resulted  in  a  short  time  in  dis- 
solving his  saline  burden,  for,  as  you  undoubtedly  know, 
salt  has  the  quality,  or  property,  perhaps  I  should  call  it, 
of  dissolving  if  brought  in  contact  with  a  liquid.  It  there- 
fore transpired  that  when  the  donkey  got  up  to  resume  his 
journey  he  found  his  load  so  very  light  that  he  ran  along 
quite  gaily,  satisfied  with  himself  and  everything  else. 
Upon  his  return,  the  merchant,  who  saw  immediately  just 
what  his  donkeyship  had  been  doing,  took  counsel  with 
himself  after  this  fashion:  "1  do  feel  sure  that  ever  after 
this,  so  long  as  the  atmospheric  conditions  are  conducive, 
the  donkey  will  continue  to  lie  down  in  that  brook.  That 
would  be  of  no  advantage  whatever  to  my  business,  for  I 
would  lose  a  great  deal  of  money  by  it.  1  do  not  want  to 
have  a  controversy  with  him,  neither  do  I  care  to  inflict  on 
him  any  unnecessary  pain;  but  I  must  adopt  some  method 
of  procedure — contrive  some  means  by  which  I  can  coun- 
teract this  tendency,  and  point  out  to  him  the  imprudence 
of  his  course.  Otherwise  he  will  no  longer  prove  a  finan- 
cial success."  Accordingly,  on  the  following  day,  he  had 
our  little  friend  loaded  with  sponges,  and  the  gentle  little 
fellow  trotted  along  contentedly  with  them,  not  being  cog- 
nizant of  the  conspiracy  against  him.  As  soon  as  he 
reached  the  brook,  he  complacently  repeated  his   perform- 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  105 

ance  of  yesterday,  which  had  on  that  occasion  been  pro- 
ductive of  so  much  satisfaction,  but  which  did  not  on  the 
present  one  result  in  such  good  fortune.  As  you  have 
doubtless  anticipated,  the  sponges  had  received,  or  absorbed 
rather,  their  greatest  capacity  of  water,  and  he  found  the 
process  of  rising  a  thing  very  difficult  of  accomplishment. 
Furthermore,  it  began  to  look  as  though  it  would  be  an 
imperative  necessity  that  he  remain  in  the  brook.  No  de- 
scription of  mine,  however  graphic,  can  portray  to  you  the 
donkey's  predicament— nothing  short  of  a  photograph 
could  possibly  do  so.  Finally,  a  man,  whose  appearance  on 
the  scene  at  this  time  was  no  intrusion,  full  of  commisera- 
tion for  the  little  animal,  whom  he  recognized  as  an  old  ac- 
quaintance, without  waiting  for  the  receipt  of  a  special  re- 
quest, or  to  examine  into  the  seemingly  intricate  circum- 
stances, came  to  his  assistance,  extricating  him  from  his 
dilemma  and  sending  him  on  his  way  rejoicing.  Forward 
went  our  little  friend,  very  crestfallen,  but  full  of  thankful- 
ness for  his  timely  delivery.  Great  was  the  contrast  be- 
tween this  return  and  that  of  the  previous  day.  Never- 
more did  he  seek  refuge  from  the  sun's  rays  in  the  cooling 
waters  of  the  brook,  not  deeming  it  prudent  to  risk  a  like 
experience.  And  the  merchant,  satisfied  with  the  success 
of  his  scheme,  which  had  been  even  greater  than  he  had 
imagined,  soliloquized  thus:  "People  in  general  regard  the 
donkey  as  dumb,  but  it  must  be  seen  that  he  is  sufficiently 
intelligent  to  profit  by  experience.  One  can  never  induce 
a  donkey  to  go  a  second  time  upon  the  ice." 

This  short  story,  which  to  many  among  you  is  by  no 
means  unfamiliar,  goes  to  prove  the  truth  and  importance 
of  an  old  saying,  which  is,  in  effect,  that  we  must  not  by 
any  means  think  that  that  which  works  satisfactorily  in  one 
case,  will  consequently  be  productive  of  equally  favorable 
results  in  another. 


io6  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Page  70. —         Des  Moines,  Iowa,  March  26th,  1895. 
Mr.  Franklin  Murphy, 

Newark,  New  Jersey. 
Dear  Sir, — 

We  have  your  favor  of  the  22nd  inst.  We 
will  sell  you  a  stove  at  our  regular  catalog  list  price^ 
provided  you  are  willing  to  pay  60  per  cent,  in  cash,  and 
for  the  remaining  40  per  cent,  we  will  give  you  an  adver- 
tisement. Kindly  advise  us  by  early  mail  what  is  your  de- 
cision in  regard  to  our  proposition. 

Yours  truly, 

Beloit,  Kansas,  June  25th,  1894. 
Mr.  L.  C.  Coo  ley, 

Emporia,  Kansas. 
My  dear  Sir, — 

Enclosed  I  hand  you  your  note  for  §7.95 
duly  canceled,  together  with  official  receipt   for  quarterly 
premium  due  June  5th,  on  your  policy,  No.  374,279. 
Very  truly  yours, 

Wellington,  Kansas,  September  30th,  1894. 
John  Johnson,  Esq., 

Lawrence,  Kansas. 
Dear  Sir, — 

Please  advise  me  as  early  as  possible  what 
you  have  done  with  the  various  farms  which  I  placed  in 
your  hands  some  time  ago  for  sale  or  rent.  1  have  not  had 
any  report  from  you  for  several  months,  and  I  desire  to 
know  whether  the  farms  are  rented.  If  not,  why  not?  If 
rented,  to  whom,  and  at  what  prices,  and  for  what  length  of 
time? 

How  is  the  wheat  in  your  section,  and  what  will  probably 
be  the  yield? 

Your  reply  by  an  early  mail  will  greatly  oblige 
Yours  truly. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  107 

Page  71. —  Salina,  Kansas,  November  12,  1895. 

Hon.  B.  F,  Brown, 

Oskaloosa,  Kansas. 
My  dear  Brown,— 

Your  recent  favor  was  received  this 
morning,  and  I  have  considered  very  carefully  all  you  say. 
I  may  be  obliged  to  go  to  Kansas  City  sometime  during  the 
present  week,  and  if  so,  shall  endeavor  to  stop  off  between 
trains  and  see  you.  I  note  your  instructions  as  to  the  best 
method  of  reaching  you  after  arriving  at  Oskaloosa.  Will 
talk  over  matters  with  you  then. 

Yours  respectfully, 


Pittsburg,  Pa.,  July  20,  1894. 
Rev.  C.  F.  H.  Whitney, 

Kansas  City,  Kansas. 

Dear  Sir, — 

Yours  of  recent  date,  addressed  to  our  Cin- 
cmnati  house,  has  been  referred  to  us.  We  can  not  furnish 
"Adam's  Secret"  at  fifty  cents.  This  is  a  $1.50  book.  We 
should  be  glad  to  furnish  it  to  you  for  ninety  cents  net,  in 
orders  of  one  dozen  copies  or  more. 

We  express  to  you  to-day  one  copy  "Pleasant  Corner 
Stories,"  list  price,  Si. 00,  and  net  price  to  you,  sixty  cents; 
also  some  miscellaneous  cheap  books;  regular  price,  sixty 
cents;  there  are  thirty  different  titles;  we  will  make  them 
to  you  at  thirty-seven  and  one-half  cents  net,  you  paying 
all  express  charges. 

Kindly  examine  these  books,  and  let  us  hear  from  you 
by  return  mail;  we  are  sure  that  we  can  satisfy  you,  even  if 
you  find  nothing  among  these  samples  that  meets  your  re- 
quirements. 

If  you  decide  to  order,  do  so  as  early  as  you  can. 
Yours  very  respectfully. 


io8  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Page  y2. —         Rochester,  New  York,  Dec.  2,  1894. 
Messrs.  Shaw  (S^-•  Co., 

Kingman,  Kansas. 
Dear  Sirs, — 

We  have   your  favor  of  the   29th  ult.      We 
presume  this  letter  was  delayed  on  account  of  the  strike. 

As  per  your  request  we  send  you  herewith  catalog  of 
our  typewriter,  and  in  a  few  days  will  send  you  some  cir- 
cular advertising  matter.  We  will  make  you  a  special 
price  of  $85.00  cash,  thirty  days,  and  shall  be  glad  to  ship 
you  a  machine,  by  express,  on  trial,  upon  your  agreeing  to 
pay  the  express  charges,  in  case  you  should  not  keep  it. 
We  have  no  agents  in  your  immediate  vicinity,  and  shall 
be  pleased  to  make  arrangements  with  you,  if  you  decide 
to  purchase  a  machine. 

In  the  short  time  we  have  been  in  business,  we  have 
been  quite  successful  in  disposing  of  our  machines,  and  we 
find  them  to  give  very  good  satisfaction.  We  guarantee 
every  machine  sold,  for  six  months  from  date  of  sale,  and 
we  believe  that  time  will  only  show  the  durability  of  our 
typewriter. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  by  return  mail,  we  remain. 
Yours  very  truly, 

RiNCON,  New  Mexico,  Feb.  9th,  1895. 
Geo.  E.  Dougherty, 

Topeka,  Kansas. 
My  dear  Sir, — 

Replying  to  your  letters  of  Dec.  nth  and 
Jan.  7th,  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  at  the  present  time  I 
am  not  able  to  take  up  the  study,  but  I  think  I  shall  be 
able  to  take  it  up  before  long.  1  have  looked  over  your 
system,  and  find  it  very  simple.  As  soon  as  I  can  get  time, 
I  shall  try  some  of  the  exercises,  and  send  them  to  you. 
Respectfully  yours. 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  109 

Page  7j>. —  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  April  9,  1895. 

Frank  H.  Roberts,  Esq., 

Oswego,  Nebraska. 
Dear  Sir, — 

We  are  in  receipt  of  yours  of  the  24th  ult., 
and  the  writer,  who  has  charge  of  this  department,  regrets 
that  absence  from  the  city  prevented  him  from  attending 
to  it  before.  If  not  too  late,  please  consider  this  proposi- 
tion of  yours  accepted.  We  enclose  herewith  specimen  of 
each  of  our  three  magazines,  and  if  it  is  not  too  late  to 
take  advantage  of  your  offer  you  can  arrange  the  matter  to 
your  own  liking.  Please  send  us  a  copy  of  your  book  when 
issued.  Yours  sincerely, 

San  Francisco,  Calif.,  May  3rd,  1894. 
Prof.  I.  D.  Hamilton, 

Supt.  Public  Instruction, 
Millersville,  Pa . 
My  dear  Sir, — 

Your  letter  of  the  13th  inst.  is  at  hand 
and  contents  noted.  We  are  pleased  to  send  you  copies  of 
our  new  text  books  on  Grammar,  Arithmetic  and  Geogra- 
phy, and  we  trust  the  same  will  be  duly  received,  and  that 
you  will  find  the  works  suited  to  your  needs.  After  you 
have  had  opportunity  to  examine  same,  kindly  let  us  know 
your  opinion  of  them  and,  also  the  prospects  for  their 
adoption  in  your  schools. 

Awaiting  your  further  favors,  we  are 

Yours  very  respectfully. 

Page  y4. —        Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  Oct.  9,  1894. 
Mrs.  Arthur  E.  Fink, 

Atchison,  Kansas. 
My  dear  Madam,— 

Referring  to  your  note  of  inquiry  of 
the  3d  inst.,  which  has  just  been  handed  me  by  Mr. 
Brown,  I  send  you  herewith  a  copy  of  my  book,  which  will 


no  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

answer  all  your  questions,  and  do  so  more  at   length  than 
would  be  possible  to  do  in  a  brief  communication. 

I  thank  you  for  your  kind  wishes,  and  must  say  that  I 
am  delighted  with  my  reception  here  and  my  new  work.  I 
shall  write  you  more  fully  in  a  day  or  two,  and  hope  to  hear 
from  you  frequently. 

With  kind  regards,  1  remain 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

Detroit,  Michigan,  January  3,  1895. 
Mr.  John  A .  Sprague, 

J12  Delaware  St., 

Kansas  City,  Missouri. 
Dear  Sir, — 

Replying  to  your  letter  of  the  25th  ult., 
which  is  just  received,  would  state  that  we  think  within  a 
few  days  we  can  get  our  iron  foundry  trade  in  definite 
shape.  We  are  arranging  with  the  holders  of  the  incum- 
brance to  fix  a  definite  period  of  extension,  which  will  be 
done  as  soon  as  we  can  reach  one  of  the  parties  who  re- 
sides somewhere  in  the  East,  and  who  at  last  reports,  a  few 
days  ago,  was  not  to  be  found.  We  are  expecting  very 
soon,  however,  to  have  that  matter  adjusted,  and  then  we 
are  sure  that  we  can  have  papers  made  out,  so  that  you  can 
fix  up  your  mortgage.  In  the  meantime,  we  trust  that  you 
will  not  be  hasty  in  your  action  with  reference  to  this  case, 
but  that  you  will  be  as  lenient  with  us  as  possible  under 
the  circumstances.  Yours  truly,        ^ 

Page  7J.—  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Sept.  22,  1894. 

The  Ledger  Publishing  Company, 

Syracuse,  Arkansas. 
Gentlemen, — 

Your  order   for  ten  tons  book   stock,  "flat 

in  frames,"  received.    The  same  has  been  forwarded  to  the 

mill  with  instructions  to  hurry  shipment  as  much  as  possible. 

In  regard  to  your  previous  order  for  four  hundred  reams 

of  35  X  48—90,  would  say  that  there  has  been  a  break  in  the 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  i" 

machinery,  and  that  accounts  for  its  tardy  delivery.  Sorry 
you  were  inconvenienced,  but  trust  that  such  a  delay  will 
not  occur  in  the  future. 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

Denver,  Colorado,  March  4,  1895. 
Fourth  National  Bank, 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen, — 

A  Mr.  H.  E.  Brewer,  who  represents  him- 
self to  be  a  real  estate  agent  of  your  city,  has  called  on  us 
recently  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  loan  of  $8,000,  se- 
cured on  some  real  estate  in  your  city.  Mr.  Brewer  repre- 
sents this  property,  which  is  located  at  740  Arapahoe  St.. 
as  worth  $20,000  to  $30,000. 

Of  course  we  know  nothing  of  this  gentleman,  but  as  he 
names  you  as  reference,  we  take  the  liberty  of  asking  what 
you  can  tell  us  about  him,  and  would  also  like  your  opinion 
as  to  the  value  of  the  property  in  question.  How  far  from 
the  business  part  of  the  city  is  it?  An  early  reply  will  be 
appreciated. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  whatever  information  you 
may  be  able  to  give  us,  we  are 

Yours  very  truly, 

Pages  76,77. — Sample  of  Court  Testimony. 

T.  B.  Parker,  a  witness  called  in  behalf  of  plaintiff,  be- 
ing first  duly  sworn,  testified  as  follows: 

Direct  exammation  by  Mr.  Mann. 

Q.  Please  state  your  name  and  age.  A.  T,  B.  Parker; 
44  years. 

Q.  Where  do  you  reside,  and  what  is  your  occupation? 
A.  Wichita;  real  estate  agent. 

Q.  Do  you  know  the  parties  to  this  suit,  and  if  so,  how 
long  have  you  known  them,  respectively?  A.  I  have 
known  the  plaintiff  for  ten  years  and  the  defendant  for 
about  four  years. 


«i2  BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

Q.  Look  at  the  paper  now  shown  you  and  state  what  it 
is.  A.  This  is  a  note  for  $10,000.00  made  by  the  defendant, 
John  Jenkins,  dated  January  ist,  1885,  due  three  years — 

Mr.  Rogers:  I  object  to  the  witness  stating  the  sub- 
stance of  the  paper;  the  note  is  the  best  possible  evidence 
of  its  contents. 

The  Court:  The  witness  may  describe  the  paper  suffi- 
ciently to  identify  it;  the  contents  can  be  proven  by  parol, 

Mr.  Mann:  That  is  true;  I  did  not  ask  the  witness  to 
give  the  contents  of  the  written  instrument.  I  now  offer 
this  note  in  evidence  as  plaintiff's  "Exhibit  A."  I  also  offer 
in  evidence  a  mortgage  from  defendant  to  plaintiff,  of  even 
date  with  the  note,  and  given  to  secure  the  same,  as  plain- 
tiff's "Exhibit  B." 

Q.  State  if  you  know  what  amount  is  due  the  plaintiff 
on  this   note. 

Mr.  Rogers:  State  what  you  know  of  your  own  knowl- 
edge. 

Mr.  Mann:  Or  what  you  have  heard  defendant  say 
about  the  amount  due. 

A.  There  was  due  and  unpaid  on  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary, 1889,  the  principal  sum  of  §10,000.00  and  one  year's 
interest  at  six  per  cent,  §600.00. 

Q.  What  is  your  means  of  knowledge  as  to  the  amount 
due?  A.  The  defendant,  John  Jenkins,  just  before  this  suit 
was  commenced,  stated  to  me  that  he  had  never  paid  the 
note  or  the  last  year's  interest  on  the  same. 

Q.  State  as  nearly  as  you  are  able  when  this  conversa- 
tion took  place,  and  where  it  was.  A.  It  was  in  the  early 
part  of  January  of  this  year,  and  in  my  office. 

Cross  examination  by  Mr.  Rogers. 

Q.  Have  you  any  knowledge  as  to  the  consideration  of 
this  note?    A.  No,  sir. 

Q.  Were  you  present  when  the  note  and  mortgage  were 
executed,  or  did  you  have  anything  to  do  with  that  trans- 
action? A.  1  was  not  present  and  I  had  nothing  whatever 
to  do  with  the  matter. 


BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  ii3, 

Q.  Do  you  mean  to  be  understood  as  saying  that  the  de- 
fendant, Jenkins,  admitted  that  he  owed  the  plaintii?  Sio,- 
600.00  in  January,  1889?  A.  Mr.  Jenkins  told  me  that  he 
had  not  paid  this  note  or  the  last  year's  interest  thereon. 

Q.  What  other  conversation,  if  any,  took  place  between 
you  and  Mr.  Jenkins  at  the  time  he  made  this  statement,  as 
you  say,  in  your  office  in  January  last?  A.  I  can't  remem- 
ber all  that  we  said;  there  was  considerable  conversation 
between  us. 

Q.  Did  Mr.  Jenkins  say  to  you  in  that  conversation  that 
the  reason  he  did  not  pay  the  note  in  question  was  because 
he  had  a  good  defense?  A.  I  think  he  did  say  something 
of  that  kind. 

Page  78. — The  metal  for  the  Vendome  Column  was  ob- 
tained by  melting  twelve  hundred  cannon  which  had  been 
captured  from  the  Russians  and  Austrians.  The  sun's  rays 
penetrate  the  filth,  but  remain  pure ;  so  the  honest  man  may 
live  amid  corruption  and  be  uncorrupted.  "If  a  man  emp- 
ties his  purse  into  his  head,  no  one  can  take  it  away  from 
him,"  says  Franklin;  "an  investment  in  knowledge  always 
pays  the  best  interest."  A  tart  temper  never  mellows  with 
age,  and  a  sharp  tongue  is  the  only  edged  tool  that  grows 
keener  with  constant  use. — Irving. 

I  do  not  know  what  I  may  appear  to  the  world,  but  to 
myself  I  seem  to  have  been  only  like  a  boy  playing  on  the 
seashore,  and  diverting  myself  in  now  and  then  finding  a 
smoother  pebble  or  prettier  shell  than  ordinary,  while  the 
great  ocean  of  truth  lay  all  undiscovered  before  me. — Sir 
Isaac  Newton. 

What  is  twice  read  is  commonly  better  remembered 
than  what  is  transcribed. — Johnson. 

No  one  with  books  e'er  needs  to  be  alone: 
More  powerful  than  the  monarch  on  his  throne. 
He  has  in  stately  tomes  at  his  command 
The  wise  and  great  of  every  age  and  land. 
How  empty  learning  and  how  vain  is  art, 
But  as  it  mends  the  life  and  guides  the  heart. 


114  BRIEF   SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND. 

What  can  be  done  at  any  time  is  never  done. 
He  conquers  twice  who  conquers  himself. 
Music  hath  charms  to  soothe  the  savage  breast. 

Pages  79-81. — The  Greatness  of  Napoleon. — There 
are  different  orders  of  greatness.  Among  these,  the 
first  rank  is  unquestionably  due  to  w<9ra/ greatness,  or  mag- 
nanimity; to  that  sublime  energy  by  which  the  soul,  smit- 
ten with  the  love  of  virtue,  binds  itself  indissolubly,  for  life 
and  for  death,  to  truth  and  duty;  espouses  as  its  own  the 
interests  of  human  nature;  scorns  all  meanness  and  defies 
all  peril;  hears  in  its  own  conscience  a  voice  louder  than 
threatenings  and  thunders;  withstands  all  the  powers  of  the 
universe  which  would  sever  it  from  the  cause  of  freedom 
and  religion;  reposes  an  unfaltering  trust  in  God  in  the 
darkest  hour;  and  is  ever  "ready  to  be  offered  up"  on  the 
altar  of  its  country  or  of  mankind. 

Next  to  moral  comes  intellectual  greatness,  or  genius  in 
the  highest  sense  of  that  word;  and  by  this  we  mean  that 
sublime  capacity  of  thought  through  which  the  soul,  smit- 
ten with  the  love  of  the  true  and  the  beautiful,  essays  to 
comprehend  the  universe,  soars  into  the  heavens,  pene- 
trates the  earth,  penetrates  itself,  questions  the  past,  antic- 
ipates the  future,  traces  out  the  general  and  all-compre- 
hending laws  of  nature,  binds  together  by  innumerable 
affinities  and  relations  all  the  objects  of  its  knowledge, 
rises  from  the  finite  and  transient  to  the  infinite  and  ever- 
lasting; frames  to  itself,  from  its  own  fulness,  lovelier  and 
sublimer  forms  than  it  beholds;  discerns  the  harmonies  be- 
tween the  world  within  and  the  world  without  us;  and  finds 
in  every  region  of  the  universe  types  and  interpreters  of 
its  own  deep  mysteries  and  glorious  inspirations.  This  is 
the  greatness  which  belongs  to  philosophers  and  to  the 
master-spirits  in  poetry  and  the  fine  arts. 

Next  comes  the  greatness  of  action;  and  by  this  we 
mean  the  sublime  power  of  conceiving  bold  and  extensive 
plans,  of  constructing  and  bringing  to  bear  on  a  mighty 


BRIEF    SYSTEM    OF    SHORTHAND.  115 

object  a  complicated  machinery  of  means,  energies  and 
arrangements,  and  of  accomplishing  great  outward  effects. 
To  this  head  belongs  the  greatness  of  Bonaparte;  and 
that  he  possessed  it  we  need  not  prove,  and  none  will  be 
hardy  enough  to  deny.  A  man  who  raised  himself  from 
obscurity  to  a  throne;  who  changed  the  face  of  the  world; 
who  made  himself  felt  through  powerful  and  civilized  na- 
tions; who  sent  the  terror  of  his  name  across  seas  and 
oceans;  whose  will  was  pronounced  and  feared  as  destiny; 
whose  donatives  were  crowns;  whose  ante-chamber  was 
thronged  by  submissive  princes;  who  broke  down  the  awful 
barrier  of  the  Alps,  and  made  them  a  highway;  and  whose 
fame  was  spread  beyond  the  boundaries  of  civilization  to 
the  steppes  of  the  Cossack  and  the  deserts  of  the  Arab — 
a  man  who  has  left  this  record  of  himself  in  history  has 
taken  out  of  our  hands  the  question  whether  he  shall  be 
called  great.  All  must  concede  to  him  a  sublime  power  of 
action — an  energy  equal  to  great  effects. —  IV.E.  Channing. 

For  the  carpenter's  hand  there  is  the  saw,  and  for  the 
smith's  hand,  the  hammer;  for  the  farmer's  hand,  the  plow; 
for  the  miner's  hand,  the  spade;  for  the  sailor's  hand,  the 
oar;  for  the  painter's  hand,  the  brush;  for  the  sculptor's 
hand,  the  chisel;  for  the  poet's  hand,  the  pen.  For  each  of 
us  there  is  some  instrument  we  may  learn  to  handle:  for  us 
all  there  is  the  command,  "Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  ta 
do,  do  it  with  thy  m\^\.."— Wilson. 

Read  not  to  contradict  and  confute,  nor  to  believe  and 
take  for  granted,  nor  to  find  talk  and  discourse,  but  to  weigh, 
and  consider.     To  be  real  is  better  than  to  be  royal. 


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